Anthony Davis was unable to move his shoulder after colliding with Giannis Antetokounmpo during the Lakers’ victory over the Bucks.
Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham said Anthony Davis will undergo further evaluation on his left shoulder after his collision with Giannis Antekounmpo in the second half of the Lakers’ 123-122 win over the Milwaukee Bucks caused him to finish the game in pain.
“I think he got bumped … He’s being looked at,” said Ham. “So we’ll see. We’ll have an update tomorrow at some point.”
Davis grimaced on the Lakers bench as he was examined by a team physician. He returned at 9:53 and played the rest of the game, clearly favouring his shoulder. Davis’ only points of the session came from two free throws, which he groaned after (as well as whenever he had to lift his left arm).
Ham said postgame that the Lakers would issue an update on Saturday. Davis, wearing a large ice wrap at his locker room said it was “sore.”
“Sore. Couldn’t really move it after that,” he said about the Giannis play. “But, I’ll get some treatment and see how it feels tomorrow.”
LeBron James was already out of the game for the Lakers with a “day-to-day” ankle ailment. Prior to the Bucks game, Ham stated that LeBron was dealing with “severe soreness” and that the condition wouldn’t get better until the offseason.
LeBron has missed nine games this season due to a tendon issue, and he had to leave Wednesday’s game against the Sacramento Kings a few minutes early.