Anthony Davis Latest Injury Rumors and Update: Pelicans Star to Undergo Surgery, Will Miss Remainder of Season
There is a consensus belief in the NBA that New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis is the future of the league. But hold that thought, as the young center/power forward is going to miss the rest of the regular season after the team decided to shut him down due to a bunch of injuries.
Prior to the announcement, the 23-year old has been averaging stellar numbers for his team, although the Pelicans' season was doomed right from the onset, no thanks to a 1-11 start, per Business Insider report.
Yahoo Sports confirmed that Davis is currently dealing with knee and shoulder injuries, which prompted management to decide he's done. Also, Davis himself said that he no longer will be part of the U.S. basketball team that will participate at the Rio Olympics this summer.
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He is expected to undergo several procedures to correct a left knee injury and a torn labrum in his left shoulder and that the recovery process will be from four up to five months. The recurring knee issue was aggravated in Friday's 117-112 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, where Davis was seen banging his knees with Blazers guard C.J McCollum. The day after the incident, head coach Alvin Gentry hinted that the All-Star big man might no longer be able to finish the team's remaining games.
The only positive thing that will come out of the decision to sit him out is that New Orleans will avoid putting its most important player at a risk of suffering a more serious and maybe career-ending injury. By opting to have him go under the knife this early means the Pelicans are looking at the long-term benefit.
But another issue is that if the Pelicans end up losing majority of their remaining games in the regular season, their chances of getting a higher draft pick this year will be limited. Davis is the only consistent contributor for the team in mostly all categories and without him, it could be very challenging to grab wins even against teams under .500.
