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Anthony Davis left the Los Angeles Lakers' 118-104 loss to the Philadelphia Sixers in the first quarter due to an abdominal strain. Davis did not return to the game. "I think he'll be fine," commented LeBron James on Davis' status. Dorian Finney-Smith started for Davis in the third quarter. … [Read more...] about Anthony Davis Leaves Loss To Sixers With Abdominal Strain

Anthony Davis will be reevaluated in one week after undergoing an MRI that confirmed an abdominal muscle strain. Davis suffered the injury in Tuesday's loss by the Los Angeles Lakers to the Philadelphia 76ers. Davis will return to Los Angeles immediately and miss their upcoming Grammy's road trip games at the Washington Wizards, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers. Davis … [Read more...] about Anthony Davis Out At Least One Week With Abdominal Muscle Strain

The Los Angeles Lakers are not expected to trade for either Nikola Vucevic or Jakob Poeltl, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line. The Bulls continue to seek a first-round pick for Vucevic, with the Warriors rumored to be interested. Walker Kessler, another rumored Lakers target, is "essentially unavailable" in trade talks. Discussions for Jonas Valanciunas have also yet to … [Read more...] about Lakers Not Expected To Trade For Nikola Vucevic, Jakob Poeltl

LeBron James and Anthony Davis have expressed that they want the Los Angeles Lakers to improve their roster as they believe they are potentially a piece or two away from contending for a championship, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN. James and Davis are concerned about the Lakers' ability to make that sort of trade. The Lakers are open to using their tradable first-round … [Read more...] about LeBron James, Anthony Davis Urging Lakers To Improve Roster

Bradley Beal's agent Mark Bartelstein refuted reports that Beal would waive his no-trade clause for the Lakers, Bucks, Nuggets, or Heat, adding that the rumors were "created out of thin air." "Brad's entire focus has been and is on getting healthy with his ankle and helping turn things around for the Suns," added Bartelstein. Bartelstein did add that Beal would never say never … [Read more...] about Mark Bartelstein: Bradley Beal Focused On ‘Making It Work In Phoenix’