Anthony Davis suffered a nasty looking groin injury on Friday night. The New Orleans Pelicans‘ superstar suffered a non-contact injury during the team’s game against the Utah Jazz, which left him rolling around on the ground in serious pain. He eventually had to be helped back into the locker room and did not return to the game.
As it turns out, the injury will hold him out for longer than just part of Friday’s game. New Orleans is on the second night of a back-to-back on Saturday, and if they want to take down the Portland Trail Blazers, they will have to do it without Davis.
Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (left pelvis) officially listed as OUT for tonight's game in Portland.
— Casey Holdahl (@CHold) December 2, 2017
It’s never great when a player like Davis is on the sidelines. Even worse, the Pelicans aren’t sure how long he’ll be out. The team hasn’t gotten much of a read on what’s wrong with Davis’ groin, and according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, they won’t know until he gets back to New Orleans on Sunday.
The extent of groin injury to Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis will be better known once team examines him in New Orleans on Sunday, league sources tell ESPN. Pels play in Portland tonight.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 3, 2017
New Orleans is sitting in eighth place in the Western Conference at this early point of the season, and it would almost certainly hurt their chances at making it to the postseason if Davis is out for any extended period of time. The good news is that the team has DeMarcus Cousins in the event Davis is on the sideline, but obviously, it’d be much better for the Pelicans if Davis is able to come back sometime soon.
