The Los Angeles Lakers will be without one of their biggest stars against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night.
Big man Anthony Davis will be out nursing a calf strain, according to ESPN reporter Dave McMenamin.
In two games this season, Anthony Davis is averaging 23 points and 7.5 rebounds per game while shooting 58% from the floor and 43% from behind the arc on 3.5 attempts per game. He has not reached 31 minutes played in either game.
Davis has been taking the load off LeBron James, who is averaging 7.5 assists and has scored 22 points in both his games but is shooting just 43% from the field.
Frank Vogel says Anthony Davis is out tonight (calf strain)
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) December 27, 2020
Without Davis, James will be missing his running mate. Last season, the Lakers were 6-3 in games without Davis.
This year, Los Angeles has more depth. The team can expect Montrezl Harrell, Kyle Kuzma and Markieff Morriss, all of whom came off the bench in the first two games of the season, to play a bigger role without Davis in the lineup.
Harrell’s 19.5 points per game is third on the team, and Kuzma is averaging 14.0 on excellent shooting percentages. Markieff Morris has made four of his seven 3-point attempts this year.
The Lakers (1-1) are scheduled to tip off against the Timberwolves (2-0) at 7 p.m. at Staples Center.
