Anthony Davis injury update: there's hope he can avoid surgery and return in January / News - Basketnews.com

Anthony Davis was diagnosed with a stress injury. He's expected to rest it for another seven to 10 days and then will be reevaluated for a possible return to play in early January.

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Los Angeles Lakers announced Anthony Davis has been diagnosed with a stress injury in his right foot.

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He remains out indefinitely, according to the official team's information.

Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports that the pain in Davis' right foot has subsided in the past several days and he's expected to rest it for another seven to 10 days. He'll then have it reevaluated for a possible return to play.

For now, there's hope that surgery can be avoided, via an NBA insider.

Wojnarowski further says that the Lakers and Davis will remain cautious about the injury, but there's hope that there could be a pathway to resuming play sometime shortly after the re-evaluation in early January.

Davis was injured during a 126-108 win against the Denver Nuggets on Dec. 16. He landed awkwardly on a layup attempt in the first quarter.

Davis, 29, leads the Lakers in scoring (27.4), rebounding (12.1) and blocked shots (2.1) per game over 25 starts this season.

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