Anthony Davis suffers sprained thumb injury vs. Nets

[Turbo Slayer]

Is the LA Lakers going to recover from this? Looking foward to your comments. :eek:

[Manny98]

Looking like another rough year for the Lakers :(

[Akeem34TheDream]

LeBron James is the best player in the world, he should be able to carry his team.

[TommyGriffin]

AD injured already. LeBron can't make layups.

Gonna be a long year for my Lakers. :( :(

[bigkingsfan]

Looks like AD already activated playoff mode.

[ImKobe]

Sprained thumb? out for 2 months.

[warriorfan]

AD injured already. LeBron can't make layups.

Gonna be a long year for my Lakers. :( :(

:roll:

[qrich]

Sprained thumb? out for 2 months.

He said AD, not LeBron

[G0ATbe]

5th mvp on the way

[Jay-B]

Crazy to think that without AD in the lineup the Lakers are a worse team then last year

[Meticode]

Probably already going to miss time. It'll be the beginning of the season, Lakers will be cautious and sit him for the long run...so he can come back and injury himself around playoff time like he usually does.


about six weeks

How long does it take to recover from a sprained thumb? A mild sprain should heal in about six weeks if you wear a splint or cast and do rehabilitation exercises. A more serious sprain may take several months to heal before you regain most of your thumb's function again, especially if you had UCL surgery.

[Hey Yo]

"Davis initially stayed in the game, getting the thumb taped during a break in the action, but then retreated to the locker room between the first and second quarters, and an ice pack was taped to his right hand.

If it was that bad, he probably wouldn't have stayed in the game after it initially happened.

[RealSkipBayless]

Say it isn

[Meticode]

"Davis initially stayed in the game, getting the thumb taped during a break in the action, but then retreated to the locker room between the first and second quarters, and an ice pack was taped to his right hand.

If it was that bad, he probably wouldn't have stayed in the game after it initially happened.
It's one of those things where adrenaline hides the discomfort. I mean, he could probably play through it. I mean Kobe played with a torn ligament in his hand, but almost no one has the mentality of Kobe and Davis is a big baby and soft physically when it comes to injuries.

[JohnMax]

He should just stay in China. Perfect place for someone who likes other people to tell them what to do with their lives.

[Doranku]

Aaaaaand there goes the excitement for opening night. Gonna get slaughtered by the Clippers without AD. :facepalm Not the kind of start we needed to our season. Hopefully he isn't out long.

[dazzer87]

LeGoat got this.

[keep-itreal]

hes faking it like lebrons wife with her orgasms
:roll:

[Spurs m8]

Dude is made of glass

[RealSkipBayless]

Aaaaaand there goes the excitement for opening night. Gonna get slaughtered by the Clippers without AD. :facepalm Not the kind of start we needed to our season. Hopefully he isn't out long.
Paul George isn't playing and Lebron has owned Kawhi his entire career. :pimp:

[StrongLurk]

Lakers will miss the playoffs again if AD can't play 70 games :roll:

[bigkingsfan]

Lakers will miss the playoffs again if AD can't play 70 games :roll:
Really? That would make them a 7-8 seed with him playing all 82.

[Smoke117]

Aaaaaand there goes the excitement for opening night. Gonna get slaughtered by the Clippers without AD. :facepalm Not the kind of start we needed to our season. Hopefully he isn't out long.

Clippers won't have Paul George either in this opening game so now it's fair. Lechoke vs Kaquit.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

LA is the only contender, right now, who are an injury away from disaster.

Season hasn't started yet. Obviously. Lebron's age and attrition are more important than ever though.

[Session]

The Glass Brow has already arrived to Lakerland :facepalm

[insidehoops]

Crazy to think that without AD in the lineup the Lakers are a worse team then last year

True

[StrongLurk]

Really? That would make them a 7-8 seed with him playing all 82.

The Lakers are old, they aren't going to be a juggernaut regular season team. They will be ideally a 5-6 seed (I expect the 5-8 seed to be VERY close for overall team records), and be FULLY HEALTHY for the playoffs.

Health > seeding for sure at this point.

[Turbo Slayer]

The Lakers are old, they aren't going to be a juggernaut regular season team. They will be ideally a 5-6 seed (I expect the 5-8 seed to be VERY close for overall team records), and be FULLY HEALTHY for the playoffs.

Health > seeding for sure at this point.
Have you forgot about LeBron's greatness. He carried that garbage 2018 Cavs team to the Final s

[Turbo Slayer]

The Lakers are old, they aren't going to be a juggernaut regular season team. They will be ideally a 5-6 seed (I expect the 5-8 seed to be VERY close for overall team records), and be FULLY HEALTHY for the playoffs.

Health > seeding for sure at this point.
Have you forgot about LeBron's greatness. He carried that garbage 2018 Cavs team to the Finals. :biggums:

[Locked_Up_Tonight]

Have you forgot about LeBron's greatness. He carried that garbage 2018 Cavs team to the Finals. :biggums:


And if they make the 2020 playoffs, that will be 2 years ago. And roughly 8k more minutes on LeBron's wear and tear.

That's like saying remember when that car drove good when it only had 50k miles? Gee, I wonder why it might not drive as well with 150k..... sh(t wears out.

And in NBA terms 2 years after your 30s is a lot of mileage, moreso if you are the main star for your team.

[ArbitraryWater]

[QUOTE=RealSkipBayless]Say it isn

[ImKobe]

And if they make the 2020 playoffs, that will be 2 years ago. And roughly 8k more minutes on LeBron's wear and tear.

That's like saying remember when that car drove good when it only had 50k miles? Gee, I wonder why it might not drive as well with 150k..... sh(t wears out.

And in NBA terms 2 years after your 30s is a lot of mileage, moreso if you are the main star for your team.

Lebron's had so much time to rest since then. Yeah mileage matters, but you give him time to rest and to work on his body and there's no reason he shouldn't be able to have another great stretch of basketball in the Playoffs. Lebron can wear down a little physically but he's still the same gifted playmaker he's always been and now he has a top 5 player in the league who can carry a lot of the load during the Regular Season.

There's a huge difference here. In 2018, he did a lot of the scoring in first halves by attacking the basket against smaller defenders and wore down by the end of games, now he can get the ball to Davis and Kuzma. Lebron doesn't have to be the 1st or even 2nd scoring option on offense in a lot of games, he can do most of the damage by facilitating and not allowing himself to take a beating in the paint.

[Im so nba'd out]

and it begins....:oldlol:

[Facepalm]

Paul George isn't playing and Lebron has owned Kawhi his entire career. :pimp:
https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/lebronkawhi.gif

[RealSkipBayless]

https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/lebronkawhi.gif
Fake edit. Lebron was mad at himself for missing a free throw there.

[Kiddlovesnets]

He

[Rico2016]

Fake edit. Lebron was mad at himself for missing a free throw there.

Good catch


Fake edits dont work round here