Lakers star middle Anthony Davis won’t miss time due to his newest eye harm, he mentioned Tuesday after apply.
“The eye is fine,” he mentioned.
Davis bought poked within the left eye through the third quarter Sunday night time within the staff’s win over Toronto whereas blocking Jakob Poeltl’s dunk try. Davis fell to the court docket in vital ache and left the sport.
“Nothing happens next,” mentioned Davis, who missed a sport final week due to a sore heel, an harm the Lakers are persevering with to watch. “I go about my days as I would any other day. There’s nothing I need to do. The next step is getting some more sleep and getting ready for tomorrow.”
There was seen redness within the middle of his eye, however Davis mentioned medical doctors cleared him. And earlier than the query even could possibly be requested, he mentioned he wouldn’t put on protecting eyewear.
“I don’t want to,” he mentioned. “…I wore goggles. For three years when I was younger. I just don’t want to, to be honest. Obviously, the doctors said I didn’t have to. Now if it gets to a point where a doctor’s orders are to [wear them] … if it gets to that point where my eye doctor tells me that I need to wear them, then of course I will. But I’ve been cleared to go out and play without them.”
Davis mentioned he practiced in goggles on Tuesday. D’Angelo Russell didn’t apply due to an sickness forward of the staff internet hosting Memphis on Wednesday.
With out Davis, the Lakers leaned on backup middle Jaxson Hayes, who led them with a plus-21 ranking. He completed with 12 factors and 6 rebounds within the 123-103 comeback win over the Raptors.
“Both sides of the ball, just doing his job, putting pressure on the rim offensively, screening, and then his offensive rebounding as well, got us a couple extra possessions,” coach JJ Redick mentioned of Hayes. “And then he’s had back-to-back defensive games that were outstanding.”
The Lakers are going to must lean on Hayes as Redick introduced veteran Christian Wooden goes to overlook not less than the following 4 weeks after experiencing soreness in his left knee. Wooden didn’t play after the All-Star break final season due to a knee harm, had surgical procedure this summer season on the knee once more, and in his sluggish ramp-up to play, suffered a setback. He hasn’t performed in an NBA sport since Feb. 22.
Nonetheless, Redick mentioned the Lakers are snug with their frontcourt depth.
“We’re very confident in Jaxson. And Christian has really picked up our language and terminology and system,” Redick mentioned. “So we know that AD is maybe not going to play 81 games. So feel confident with both those guys.”
