The New Orleans Pelicans saw the scariest thing imaginable happen on Wednesday night during their game against Sacramento, when Anthony Davis went down with an injury. It was eventually revealed that Davis suffered a sprained ankle, which was relatively good news, because the injury looked really nasty at the time.
Seeing as how DeMarcus Cousins is already out for the year, watching Davis get hurt was a potential death knell to their hopes of making the postseason. But on Thursday afternoon, the Pelicans did get some good news after Davis underwent another MRI.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Davis’ bum wheel was nothing beyond a sprained ankle. Further, Wojnarowski reported that Davis’ injury doesn’t figure to keep him out for an extended period of time, as the star big man is only listed as day-to-day moving forward.
MRI results on New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis’ left ankle revealed a sprain, league source tells ESPN. He’s day to day and doubtful for Friday game.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 8, 2018
The Pelicans confirmed Woj’s report with the official injury report for Friday listing him as “doubtful.”
New Orleans Pelicans Injury Report
Wizards at Pelicans
March 9, 2018DOUBTFUL:
Anthony Davis (Left Ankle Sprain)OUT:
Alexis Ajinca (Right Knee)
DeMarcus Cousins (Left Achilles Rupture)
Solomon Hill (Left Hamstring Tear)
Frank Jackson (Right Foot Fracture)— Pelicans PR (@PelicansPR) March 8, 2018
New Orleans is currently one of the hottest team in the leagues, winning 10 games in a row largely behind the brilliance of Davis. The 2018 All-Star Game starter has averaged 35.6 points, 13.6 rebounds, 3.1 blocks, and 2.8 steals per game over this stretch, and has propelled the Pelicans into the No. 4-seed in the Western Conference.
With how tight the race for the postseason is out west, losing Davis for any period of time is potentially perilous for the Pelicans. Missing one or two games isn’t great, but everyone in New Orleans is probably breathing a massive sigh of relief that it’s not more.
