One of the more concerning aspects of Anthony Davis’s injury was that the team remained silent for some time about the nature of the injury.
Anthony Davis Reveals Why It Took Longer To Identify Foot Injury In Lakers News
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Lower body injuries are always concerning for big men, and the lack of updates on Davis only added to the uncertainty about the severity of the injury. Davis eventually revealed that he is suffering from a stress reaction in his foot.
Prior to the Lakers’ game against the Hawks in Atlanta, Davis explained why it took so long to get everything diagnosed, saying he went to numerous doctors to determine the best course of action, according to Spectrum SportsNet:
“Five, I think? Five doctors just taking the imaging and sending it around and just kind of getting information. Especially in the beginning when they were talking about surgery, well, I don’t like surgery. I just feel that if it can be avoided, then let’s avoid it. So when that became an option, I wanted to make sure I get the best understanding for me because I’m the one who has to make the decision with that. And it’s kind of taken time to think about it and then when the doctors said that usually when you get an MRI right after the injury, things later, four or five or seven days later, it’s actually worse because it allows your body, whatever needs to get a chance to set in. When it’s right after, nothing has happened but swelling and stuff like that, which I didn’t have.
“So that’s why there was nothing that week and I was just waiting for more imaging I think on the 22nd. And it’s actually had gotten better, which is a good sign. Which also kind of pushed me further away from the surgery option. A week of no real hard treatment and it’s healing, trending in the right direction in a week? I can only imagine what it can do if we start adding treatment and shockwave and bone stems, and all these things. So that’s kind of what it’s been like and then now just kind of watching it and MRI-ing it to death and making sure that it’s continually doing what it’s supposed to do.”
Given Davis’ injury history, it’s understandable that he hoped to avoid surgery, and he must have breathed a sigh of relief when the injury healed on its own.
These things can take a mental toll on athletes, especially when dealing with so many injuries year after year, and Davis admitted that the immediate aftermath was difficult for him mentally:
“It was very painful and the doctor told me that I had a fracture and a bone spur in my foot. So at that moment and maybe leading into the next day, it was tough for me mentally just because of the fact that coming off the last year with the injuries and coming out and having the mindset of getting back to who I want to be as a player, and was in that mold. For something like this to happen, it was just tough mentally but then after that just kind of figured out the next steps to get back on the floor.”
Davis added that the stress reaction diagnosis scared him because it can lead to a stress fracture, which is a completely different beast to deal with. But, for the time being, everything appears to be on track for his eventual return to the court.
The Lakers center is doing everything he can to get back on the court and continue dominating as he did earlier this season.
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Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers claims his foot is healing ‘pretty quickly’
The exact date Davis will return to the court is unknown, but the Lakers’ star is encouraged by the progress that has already been made.
Davis stated that his foot is healing ‘pretty quickly,’ and that he will have more imaging done when the Lakers return to Los Angeles from their current road trip. If everything goes well, Davis intends to increase his on-court training in the hopes of returning to the court.
But make no mistake, he and the Lakers will take their time getting him back on the court.
