On February 18, Beijing time, Lakers star Anthony Davis sprained his ankle in yesterday's game, and then the team officially revealed that its X-ray test results were negative and there was no structural damage, which was a blessing in disguise.
According to Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin, thick eyebrows showed significant swelling immediately after the game, and he expected to miss two weeks of games. But after today's nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests, the situation does not seem to be so ideal. According to the latest information from the Lakers, Davis needs to rest for at least four weeks before reassessing the injury.
That is to say, Thick Brow will have to rest for at least a month this time, and by the time he returns it will be late March, and possibly even early April. It is worth mentioning that the Lakers' last game of the season was on April 9, so after Davis returned, the playoffs would basically start. According to the Lakers' urine nature, they are likely to let thick eyebrows return in 2-3 games before the start of the playoffs, so that he can find his form.
After Davis's absence, the Lakers' combat strength was greatly affected, but this is not the worst, to know that their next schedule is the second most difficult in the league. Now the Lakers' record is 9th in the West, and there are still 6 wins away from the 6th Nuggets, which is basically impossible to catch up. Meanwhile, they're just four wins ahead of the 11th-place Pelicans, and if they don't pay attention to the next game, they'll even be disqualified from the playoffs. All in all, the Lakers' current situation after Davis' injury is very unsatisfactory, and they must fight every game next.
After talking about the competition, let's learn about some lace news. Today, NBA journalist Ian O'Connor (author of the biography of Coach K) talked about some stories between Coach K and James and Kobe Bryant during the writing of Sports Illustrated. The article reads: On the evening of August 5, 2008 (during the Beijing Olympics), Bryant did not perform very well against Australia, and there were several loose, random shots during the game, which attracted the attention of his teammates. Although the U.S. team eventually won that game, only winning 11 points against their opponents also put them on the cusp of public opinion.
When the game was over, James passed by Old K and said, "Coach, you'd better get that bastard as soon as possible!" Old K then promised James that he would talk to Kobe himself, and the next day he led the entire coaching staff to meet with Kobe and pointed out the latter's several bad shooting choices in the meeting. At that time, the whole coaching staff was very nervous, after all, Kobe's position was there, but if people did not expect it, Kobe Bryant respected the old Coach K very much and apologized at the first time.
In the final of that Olympic Games, the U.S. team eventually narrowly defeated Spain, and coach K won the third Olympic gold medal of his coaching career. In the post-game interview, Old K bluntly said that it was the greatest experience of his life, and he was really not easy, needing to hover between James and Kobe Bryant, two superstars, but fortunately, in the end he put the whole team together well.