Anthony Davis Went Down With A Sprained Left Ankle Against The Kings

The Pelicans are one of the NBA’s hottest teams having won nine in a row to vault into the fourth seed in the Western Conference, and they’ve done so behind some incredible play from Anthony Davis.

The All-Star big man has put the team on his back in the absence of DeMarcus Cousins, averaging 33.1 points, 13.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.4 steals and 2.5 blocks per game since Cousins suffered his Achilles injury. Davis has been incredible, and his play has pushed him into the conversation of the NBA’s most elite players once again, but on Wednesday every Pelicans fan’s worst fears played out against the Kings.

New Orleans held a comfortable 81-61 lead late in the third quarter against Sacramento when Davis came down awkwardly on a rebound attempt, rolling his left ankle on Kosta Koufos’ foot and going down on the court immediately. While Davis would be helped up, he would commit a foul on the next possession and check himself out to go straight to the locker room.

The official word from the Pelicans PR was that Davis was questionable to return and that x-rays were negative, but with the game well in hand heading to the fourth, one would assume the superstar is done for the night.

The bigger question will be if Davis will be forced to miss any time moving forward and how long if that is indeed the case. The Pelicans have impressed with how well they’ve played without Cousins, but no one is under any illusions that this team would be able to even tread water without Davis.

Hopefully, this isn’t a serious sprain and was more of a scare than anything for Davis because he and the Pelicans have been one of the best stories of the past month in the NBA. We’ll learn more as Davis and the Pelicans keep an eye on how his ankle reacts in the coming days.

Update: Davis will have an MRI on Thursday back in New Orleans, but the ankle has apparently swollen up significantly.