A key Lakers star will be out of action until early 2022. Via the Orange County Register:
Amid a bumpy start, the Lakers (16-14) have continued to insist that at full strength they can be a contender.
But after Jaden McDaniels rolled into Anthony Davis’ left knee Friday night, that timeline got pushed back even further.
The Lakers announced Saturday an enormous injury setback for Davis, 28, who will miss at least four weeks (and could miss more) with an MCL sprain in his knee. The injury was confirmed the day after he was hurt against the Minnesota Timberwolves, when the team was able to get an MRI in Davis’ hometown of Chicago.
Not only will Davis miss a coveted matchup Sunday against the Bulls, his childhood team, but he’ll miss a month in a season quickly gone haywire for the Lakers, who have also been hammered by positive coronavirus tests in the past week.
The Lakers are just 6th in the Western conference.
Their scorers so far in 2021-22 are LeBron James at 25.7 ppg, Davis at 23.3 ppg, Russell Westbrook at 19.4 ppg, new addition Isaiah Thomas at 19.0 ppg in one game played, and Carmelo Anthony mostly off the bench at 13.2 ppg.
