Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis left in the first quarter on Tuesday night and was quickly ruled out of the game in Cleveland.

The Los Angeles Lakers ruled star Anthony Davis out for the remainder of Tuesday's contest against the Cleveland Cavaliers with flu-like symptoms.

Davis has been hampered by injuries over the last three seasons. When healthy, Davis has been impressive. 26 win over the San Antonio Spurs with a left calf contusion.

Davis has been on an absolute tear recently, averaging 34.2 points, 15.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.9 blocks in his last 10 games. He has also been ...

[Los Angeles Lakers](/basketball/nba/teams/los-angeles-lakers/) star forward [Anthony Davis](/basketball/nba/players/anthony-davis/603096) left the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers and will not return to action on Tuesday due to flu-like symptoms. The Lakers will travel north of the border after tonight’s game and take on the Toronto Raptors tomorrow.

The good vibes just ground to a screeching halt. Los Angeles Lakers All-NBA center Anthony Davis, who has emerged as a fringe MVP candidate thanks to his ...

On the Cleveland side, All-Star starting Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen has been feasting mightily in the absence of Davis down low. Now, the Lakers are trailing the Cavaliers by eight points, 57-49, at the half. When AD headed straight to the locker room, it's understandable that Lakers fans may have feared the worst.

The Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis had to leave the court just after 8 minutes due to flu-like symptoms. In a 102-116 loss against the Cleveland .

The Lakers will face the Raptors on Wednesday night. His temperature was 101, and some change. "It got progressively worse as the day went on.

Anthony Davis' MVP-level play made it easy to overlook the other positives in the Los Angeles Lakers' recent run, but Tuesday's 116-102 loss to the ...

[NBA.com](https://stats.nba.com/), [Basketball Reference](https://www.basketball-reference.com/) and [Cleaning the Glass](https://www.cleaningtheglass.com/stats/). Reasonable minds can disagree about whether what Davis and the rest of the Lakers have done over the last dozen or so games is enough to rationalize those hypothetical future-mortgaging deals. That's the good news, especially for a player who had only missed two games prior to Tuesday night, putting the lie (so far) to criticism of his durability. The result in his absence should still have a significant impact on his team's thinking. brass may have to think even harder about pursuing one of the many That makes the Lakers profoundly fragile. The reserves and non-AD starters were making a real difference. Thomas Bryant hustled like he was fighting for a job and probably earned one, even if it may only be the modest position of unquestioned backup center ahead of Wenyen Gabriel. Those two had largely answered questions about the team's shooting and wing play. For context, Westbrook posted a positive plus-minus figure just twice in his first dozen contests. He finished with a game-high 43 points, including 17 in a fourth quarter punctuated by shots like this. That link exists between every team and its best players.

Anthony Davis was benched in the early moments of Wednesdays 116-102 defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers as a result of the flu; without him, the LA Lakers ...

In his previous 10 games, the 29-year-old averaged 34.2 points and 15.4 rebounds. "That's a tall task," James said. Nor could they challenge or contain the might of Donovan Mitchell who exploded for 43 points, six rebounds and five assists. "That's what we're dealing with here." He scored just one point in eight minutes before he was forced to leave. He's drained and dehydrated.

The Lakers' two top stars will be absent when they host the Toronto Raptors at the Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday.

Lakers stars LeBron James (ankle soreness) and Anthony Davis (illness) will not play against the Raptors.

"He's had some tough matchups and is competing his tail off," Ham said of Beverley. "Working on him around the clock." [Philadelphia 76ers](/nba/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-76ers) and Sunday against the [Detroit Pistons](/nba/team/_/name/det/detroit-pistons). James turned his ankle against the [Dennis Schroder](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3032979/dennis-schroder), Lonnie Walker, [Austin Reaves](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4066457/austin-reaves), [Thomas Bryant](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3934723/thomas-bryant) and [Juan Toscano-Anderson](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4401416/juan-toscano-anderson) against Toronto. [Los Angeles Lakers](/nba/team/_/name/lal/los-angeles-lakers) stars [LeBron James](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1966/lebron-james) and [Anthony Davis](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6583/anthony-davis) did not play in Wednesday night's [126-113 loss](/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401468521) to the Raptors.