Returning to competition recently, Anthony Davis did not, however, have an easy campaign. He has not escaped criticism either… However, these mainly concerned a sensitive point for him, and he was cash on this subject in front of the media.
It almost became breaking news, given his many absences: Anthony Davis was present last night to face the Nuggets (129-118 defeat). The interior of the Lakers was the author of a big outing with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. He is visibly recovered from his nasty ankle injury, which kept him away from the courts for weeks. A scenario he knows well, since the former Pelican has not reached the bar of 65 meetings since 2018…
Systematically hampered by glitches, The Brow has sorely missed the Pourpres et Ors lately, who are only 11th in the West (31-47). However, he had the right to his share of criticism, even though there can’t be much for his body of ice… Except that all that did not at all please the Californian big man, who decided to empty his bag in an interview with the LA Times. The words are shattering and say a lot about the fed up of the multiple All-Star:
Anthony Davis frustrated by injury criticism
Here’s what I’ve learned about injuries: Last year, when I wasn’t playing, people would say, ‘AD quit his team’ or, ‘It’s the play-offs. AD must play. He has to play”. And when I went to play and got hurt again, they said, ‘Who was his coach? Who let him play? »
So what the fuck do you want me to do? When I play, it’s a problem. It’s a problem when I’m not playing. At the end of the day, I have to do what’s best for me and how my body feels. And we’re building on that. I don’t care who says what or who thinks this or that about me, because none of them have set foot on the floor and played. And those who have played, they should understand.
These are not small junk wounds. Real basketball players know that I couldn’t have done anything in those situations. I keep this attitude because, first, my wife makes me do it and, second, because I know it was not my fault. There’s not a single player in the world who could step on someone’s foot in the air without spraining their ankle. You step on someone’s foot, you’re going to twist your ankle.
If it is logical that fans and observers are annoyed by his physical condition, we must not forget the consequences that this must have on the morale of the player in question. AD (39 games this season) has monstrous talent but can’t use it 100%, which must certainly frustrate him to no end. At this point, one can only hope the basketball gods will be kind to him in 2022-23. A speech that returns at the end of each exercise…
Anthony Davis can no longer be blamed for his fragile health, and we can understand his nervousness. If its franchise obviously suffers from it, what about The Brow which cannot exploit its full potential because of it…
