Anthony Davis is expected to make his long-awaited return to the LA Lakers’ lineup Wednesday vs the San Antonio Spurs.
After missing 20 games with a foot injury, the superstar big man will play vs the Spurs, barring any setbacks in his pregame warmup, and will be on minutes restriction.
Davis will be on a 20-24 minute restriction, easing back from an injury that had some medical personnel projecting an 8-10 week recovery timeframe. https://t.co/eH0aKTCrkH
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) January 25, 2023
Anthony Davis got injured on December 16 against the Denver Nuggets and missed almost six weeks with a fractured bone spur and stress reaction in his right foot.
Coming off a blowout home loss to the LA Clippers on Tuesday (115-133), the Lakers are 13th in the West standings with a 22-26 record, while going 10-10 during Davis’ absence, with eight wins in their past 13 games.
Anthony Davis is averaging a career-high 12.1 rebounds with 27.4 points, 2.1 blocks and 1.3 steals per game in his 11th NBA season.
