Anthony Davis could return to action as early as the first week of April, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reports.
The Lakers star big man has been rehabbing for over a month after suffering a right foot strain on February 16. His projected timetable at that time was four-to-six weeks.
Coach Frank Vogel said Davis is “coming along really well,” sideline reporter Mike Trudell tweets.
The Lakers entered Thursday in ninth place in the Western Conference, a half-game ahead of the Pelicans. The 11th-place Spurs are only two games behind the Lakers in the loss column.
In terms of the play-in round, Vogel said “We’re hopeful those two games will be played with Anthony Davis,” Ryan Ward of Lakers Nation tweets. Of course, assuming L.A. finishes ninth or 10th in the West, the team would only play two games if it win its first one.
The Lakers, who played without LeBron James in their loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday, don’t play again until Sunday. Overall, they have nine regular-season games remaining, including five from April 3-10.
SAS have a much easier schedule and the tiebreaker
Lot more likely Lakers finish 11th than people are thinking currently
They have been playing better of late but it’s a tough tough 9 game schedule ahead. They will need 4 wins, they are tough to find on paper but we’ll see on the court soon enough
I agree. LA is talking like they are in the play-in when they could be in 11th soon.
PLAYOFFS?!
Who cares. Anthiny Davis is a loser.
What??
what part of my comment wasn’t clear?
Logic
Do you care to elaborate on what makes AD a loser? Or would you like to continue to spew nonsense with no context in hopes you catch a stray like from Sillyman?
spoken like one
Always exciting to see AD back on the court, make no mistake with him back LAL is a sure thing for the play in. SAS ain’t gonna do so well & NOP ain’t that good, I have no problem seeing the LAL in the playoff as they can easily beat NOP in the play in, also LAC in the second game, then if AD is back on game shape for the R1WC I can see them getting past PHO, but can’t see them getting past DAL after they beat UTA in the first round.
But that would be a nice end of season run for this team to build for next year, thumping PHO & getting to the R2WC!
You have not watched 4 straight quarters of Lakers basketball and it is glaringly obvious
HONESTLY,TOO LATE FOR THE LAKERS
Laker could make the playoffs too …….
Russ could hit a jump shot