Anthony Davis first shared about the mysterious injury: No surgery to return soon

On December 31, 2022, the Los Angeles Lakers had an important victory against the Atlanta Hawks to regain their spirits. On New Year's Day January 1, 2023, another positive share has been updated for fans of the Crypto.com Arena football team.

Injured Bigman Anthony Davis says he's getting closer to basketball practice and playing again. The 29-year-old striker confirms that everything is moving in the right direction.

“It is recovering pretty quickly and progressing well. After completing this series of guests, I will visit with the medical team again in Los Angeles to determine how things have improved," said Anthony Davis excitedly.

“The point is tracking my pain and discomfort every time I move. I still have a bit of pain but it's gone down a lot from the beginning, going from 10 to 2, so to speak, and is close to becoming 1.

Lately I've been working out in the weight room again, doing a lot of strength training to shorten the time it takes to get back in shape. The results of the imaging next week will help determine if I can return to the field and practice basketball with my teammates."

Anthony Davis then shared in detail about the injury he suffered on December 16, the day of the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets. Davis hit Nikola Jokic's leg in the air and was hurt after landing.

“It was uncomfortable at first, but then it was very painful every time I put my foot on the ground. The doctor first made a quick diagnosis that I might have broken a bone and had a broken bone in my foot.

As soon as I heard the news, I felt very sad and devastated because of the injury that cost me so many games last season. This season I'm very excited to come back and play regularly, everything is in perfect shape.

But then the injury came and I fell back into the state I have been in in recent years. It's not a pleasant feeling, especially given my determination this season," said Anthony Davis.

“After temporarily putting aside the psychological problem, I immediately worked with the medical team to find a recovery plan. The next day, I received more bad news when the scan results showed that my foot had another problem related to bone spurs and bone splinters in the foot, so it was a traumatic injury.

It's because this bone scrap is constantly rubbing against the navicular bone (one of the seven bones that make up the ankle area) that causes the problem of overcrowding. It is more serious and needs to be treated first.

Long-term bone overload or trying to play can lead to fractures or fractures, that would be an even worse scenario that I don't want to talk about," Davis explained in great detail about his injury. him with reporters.

According to a source of some reputable journalists close to the Lakers, Anthony Davis had the option to go to the operating table to completely deal with the problem of bone spurs and aspiration of bone fragments.

However, Davis is opting to play for the rest of the season before surgery in the summer. This was consulted by bigman Lakers with 5 different doctors, both to determine the status of the injury, and to calculate the appropriate recovery plan.

One of the doctors who examined AD shared that this bone problem may have been present for a long time, specifically when Davis was in high school (11-12 years ago). So far, they have only caused enough harm and encountered an additional impact factor, leading to Anthony Davis being in very bad pain at first.

In the immediate future, Anthony Davis will not have surgery. He chose to avoid going to the operating table so he could play again instead of solving the injury soon. In addition to not wanting to sit out for too long, AD confirms things have recovered relatively well.

“I don't like surgery. I felt that if I could avoid going on the operating table, I would avoid it for a while,” Davis said. "If it's necessary to touch the cutlery, I will really consider it and then I will make the final decision."

In 25 appearances this season, Anthony Davis is the Los Angeles Lakers' highest performing player in both attack and defence. He is averaging 27.4 points and 12.1 rebounds per game.