It was a forearm to the eye. It was a punch to the gut. It was routine contact on a routine drive. It was an extraordinary symbol of a season skidding. In the final minutes of the first quarter of the Lakers' nationally televised showdown with the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night, Anthony Davis was smacked in the face by the Warriors’ Trayce Jackson-Davis. The eye was quickly swollen shut. The Lakers’ hopes were instantly impaired. Davis couldn’t see, so the Lakers couldn’t win, and now...
Anthony Davis has 23 points and 19 rebounds and LeBron James has 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists, both doing some of their best work in the fourth quarter as the Lakers hold on for a 101-94 win.
Anthony Davis has 23 points and 19 rebounds and LeBron James has 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists, both doing some of their best work in the fourth quarter as the Lakers hold on for a 101-94 win.
The Lakers on Sunday listed Anthony Davis as questionable for Monday
They met in the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament championship game in Las Vegas in December, a matchup the Lakers won over the Indiana Pacers. There was less at stake when the two squads met Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena, but the game still held significance for the Lakers. With the regular-season winding down, the Lakers are seeking home-court advantage for the play-in tournament. The Lakers’ high-energy 150-145 win over the Pacers was a step in the right direction, giving them a 2...
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Davis went back to the Lakers’ locker room in between the first and second quarters after getting hit in the eye by Trayce Jackson-Davis of the Warriors.
Davis went back to the Lakers’ locker room in between the first and second quarters after getting hit in the eye by Trayce Jackson-Davis of the Warriors.
Davis went back to the Lakers’ locker room in between the first and second quarters after getting hit in the eye by Trayce Jackson-Davis of the Warriors.
Davis went back to the Lakers’ locker room in between the first and second quarters after getting hit in the eye by Trayce Jackson-Davis of the Warriors.
The Lakers have been dealing with a number of injuries.
Lakers All-Star Anthony Davis suffered a left eye contusion and was ruled out after the first quarter of Saturday's game against the Warriors.