As long as he’s feeling good and doesn’t experience any last-minute setbacks, Lakers star Anthony Davis plans to return to the court on Thursday for the team’s game in Dallas, he told reporters today (Twitter link via Dave McMenamin of ESPN). We heard last week that he was nearing a return.
Davis has been sidelined for over two months due to a right calf strain and tendinosis, having last played on February 14. Discussing his injury today, he admitted that when it first occurred, he experienced what felt like a “ripping” sensation and was concerned that he may have suffered a torn Achilles (Twitter link via McMenamin). Testing showed that the injury wasn’t that serious.
Head coach Frank Vogel intends to immediately reinsert Davis into the Lakers’ starting lineup, as Mark Medina of USA Today tweets. However, he’ll be on a minutes restriction for the time being, and isn’t expected to play more than about 15 minutes on Thursday.
While the Lakers will get a boost as one of their All-Stars returns to the lineup, their other superstar still isn’t close to playing. A Tuesday report indicated that LeBron James‘ timeline can still be measured in weeks rather than days.
Even in limited minutes it be fun to see him back .
any minutes of davis is good minutes
Blazers 2 and half gms back. Gotta get healthy for playoffs. Team needs chemistry too. This is it.
I dont think chemistry will be an issue, most of the core has played 2 years together. AD was not playing well even before injury, he hasn’t looked like the real AD since the finals last year to me that is the big concern. That being said they don’t need quite as much from Davis this year as last year as their supporting cast is better.