LeBron James sat out of La Lakers overtime victory as Anthony Davis sustained injury in the game.
LA Lakers LeBron James sat out of Lakers 125-121 overtime win over the Spurs on Tuesday due to a sore right ankle.
Malik Monk started the game in place of James and had 17 points. Rajon Rondo had 8 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds in his return to the rotation.
Lakers coach Frank Vogel stated that the team is taking “a marathon approach” with him when asked about James’ injury before the game,
James sustained the injury in a win against the Memphis Grizzlies when Desmond Bane fell into James’ right leg after scoring a layup, causing James to go to the floor.
The team medical staff evaluated James and made the decision to hold him out. James did not test the ankle out on the court Tuesday.
“Same ankle. Different spot. Different injury,” Vogel said.
L.A. got another injury scare on Tuesday when Anthony Davis went down with a right knee injury late in the fourth quarter after a collision with San Antonio’s Dejounte Murray.
“He was doing his job flying in, and I was still kind of planted on the ground,” Davis said. “He ran into my knee. Like a little stinger, a little stinger. And then started moving, it just kind of went away.
“I kept playing. Still felt it a little bit, but finished the game. And we’ll see how it is when I wake up tomorrow.”
