Former Kentucky star Anthony Davis, who has already established himself as one of the NBA’s top players, will undergo an MRI on his groin today following a nasty tumble in last night’s game against the Denver Nuggets.
Davis collided with Denver’s Kenneth Faried, which resulted in an awkward fall. He returned to the game but will have an MRI to determine if an injury was sustained.
Here are more details from NBA.com:
“I didn’t like that he started slowing down,” Williams said of Davis. “He started dragging his leg a little, so I thought he was laboring a little bit. I can’t put a guy out there – sometimes I have to be the brains – even though they have the heart to go out there. I just didn’t like the way he looked. When I said something to the coaches, they all agreed (so Williams substituted for Davis).
“It looks like he has a groin injury right now. He’ll have an MRI tomorrow morning to find out for sure. The doctors wouldn’t allow him to come back in the game (in the fourth quarter) if they didn’t think it was safe. (Davis) probably pushed the issue a little bit so he could get back on the floor, because that’s who he is.”
Davis sustained the injury while colliding with Denver’s Kenneth Faried in the middle of the lane. Both players were trying to reel in an errant New Orleans pass. Davis, who was prone on the baseline, was taken to the locker room after the collision.
