The New Orleans Pelicans got quite the injury scare earlier this week when Anthony Davis went down with a knee injury. Davis banged knees with Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard on Tuesday, then a little later in the same game, his leg bent in the wrong direction and he had to be taken into the locker room.
There was no word on how long the injury would keep Davis out, but the Pelicans lost that game to the Blazers before traveling to Sacramento and beating the Kings behind a monster night during DeMarcus Cousins’ homecoming.
But on Saturday afternoon, New Orleans got some good news, as Davis will return to the team for their showdown with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
After missing most of past two games with a knee injury, Pelicans Anthony Davis is expected to return vs. Cavs tonight, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 28, 2017
We’ll have to see how much Davis will be able to play, but seeing as how he’s been lights out so far this season, getting him back on the floor is huge for the Pelicans. Davis is averaging 24.3 points and 12.8 rebounds on 53.1 percent shooting from the field and 44.1 percent shooting from three, and is on pace to have maybe the best season of his career.
Seeing as how the Cavaliers are still trying to iron out some of the wrinkles in their rotation, namely with who is starting in their frontcourt, the Pelicans getting Davis back is as bad of news as they could have received.
