On March 13, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. So far, the Lakers have a record of 29 wins and 37 losses, ranking 9th in the West. Such results are clearly far from the team's expectations at the beginning of the season.
Earlier today, a prominent ESPN reporter reported on Davis' latest injury, writing: "Davis has made some progress in recovering from a midfoot injury, and he has now removed his protective boots. As far as I know, Davis' next step will be to go back to the court and do some fixed-point shooting practice. The Lakers currently have 16 regular season games left, and the remaining schedule is the hardest in the league, and the Lakers' current expectation is to stabilize the record and enter the playoffs before making the playoffs. ”
He then continued: "In this way, the Lakers will be enough to welcome Davis back, especially after James scored two 50+ performances last week. I think Davis will make progress in recovering from injury this week, and then he will have an MRI check again, and the Lakers expect Davis to come back before the playoffs. ”
Commenting on Davis' situation, a prominent commentator A-Smith said: "I would like to say that although my words are hard to hear, I firmly believe that the Lakers are rubbish now. But James is James, and if they can get back to healthy Davis, can we say for sure they can't win the series against the Grizzlies? ”
Davis suffered a mid-foot sprain against the Jazz on Feb. 17 and has been absent since. So far this season, Davis has averaged 23.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.2 steals, 2.3 blocks, shooting 53.7% from the field and 18.2% from three-point range!