Los Angeles Lakers NBA superstars Anthony Davis (left) and LeBron James (right)

 

Back on the floor this Tuesday despite flu symptoms, LeBron James was however able to deplore the absence of Anthony Davis in the slap received against Golden State (120-134). A result which led him to deliver strong words about his interior.

 

In this poster with considerable stakes in the race for the playoffs in the West, such a package could not remain without consequences.

 

While they found LeBron James, absent during the last match, the Lakers had to do without Anthony Davis this Tuesday, against the Warriors:

Sources tell TNT and Bleacher Report that Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis (headache, nausea) will not play tonight against the Golden State Warriors.

 

LeBron James’ pained admission about Anthony Davis

Deprived of their defensive pillar to welcome Golden State, the Lakers quickly paid the price. The insolent skill of their opponents (63.4% at 3 points, all-time team record in a match) has not helped their affairs.

In the end, it was with a heavy defeat that they left the Crypto.com Arena (120-134). This, after LeBron faced the facts regarding the importance of Davis:

 

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Impressive on an individual level (33 points, 14/22 shooting, 7 rebounds, 11 assists), the King indeed proved far too lonely to reverse the trend.

 

All that remains is for him to deplore this setback which considerably changes the perception of the end of the season for his franchise

. Indeed, the Purple & Gold no longer have their destiny in their hands and will have to hope for a misstep from the Dubs in the days to come so as not to finish 10th in their conference.

Without that, it would be first of all at the Chase Center that they would play their season during the Play-In Tournament.

 

Unable to compensate for the absence of Anthony Davis, the Lakers now find themselves with their backs against the wall a few days before the end of the regular season. Unibrow will quickly have to get back on his feet in order to help his team during the Play-In Tournament.