On February 18, 2022, Beijing time, the Lakers officially announced Anthony Davis's injury situation, because the foot sprain will be missed for at least four weeks. And after four weeks will be re-evaluated, which is really a very big blow for the Lakers. Knowing that after these four weeks, the regular season of the season may be over, and then it is unknown how long it will be absent, and it may even be reimbursed for the season!
Speaking about the Lakers recently, TNT commentator Charles Barkley talked about the Lakers on the show, saying: "The Lakers can't even get into the playoffs in the end. In fact, this statement is not unfounded, the Lakers have been very difficult this season, many games can not be won when they have Davis, and now the team only relies on James and Westbrook, two stars, it is really difficult to have any threat!
Davis has missed 17 games due to a knee injury, and in these 17 games, the Lakers have won 7 and lost 10 games, and the overall form is very limited. At present, the Lakers have only won a record of 27 wins and 31 losses, ranking ninth in the West, and the Trail Blazers behind them are 2.5 wins away from them, one win away from the previous Clippers. If the Lakers' winning percentage goes down a little, they may be caught up by the Blazers behind them!
In the current Western Conference, the competition in the playoffs is still very fierce, the sixth place Nuggets 33 wins and 25 losses, the seventh place Timberwolves 31 wins and 28 losses, the eighth place Clippers 29 wins and 31 losses, the ninth place Lakers 27 wins and 31 losses, the tenth place Trail Blazers 25 wins 34 losses, the eleventh place Spurs 23 wins 36 losses, the twelfth place Pelicans 23 wins 26 losses, the thirteenth place Kings 22 wins 38 losses, these teams have a chance to compete for playoff spots! And now, the Spurs, Pelicans and Kings are all in good momentum, with a chance to complete the final sprint after the All-Star Game, with only a gap of about four wins, which is really not particularly stable!
For the Lakers, Davis's injury really makes them very difficult, maybe it will really be squeezed out of the play-off slot, maybe Barkley is really not a poisonous milk this time, it may really become a reality!