The Los Angeles Lakers chained a 4th consecutive defeat last night against the Philadelphia Sixers (101-109). Without Anthony Davis and LeBron James, injured, this team is logically experiencing great difficulties. And the situation begins to become, little by little, worrying.
Indeed, Thursday, the journalist of The Athletic Shams Charania announced the absence of the King for another 3 to 5 weeks. A real blow for the Angelenos in the Playoffs race. Especially with the absence of Davis, unavailable since mid-February, which is prolonged.
For her part, Charania still mentioned an absence of 2 weeks for the interior. But on the sidelines of the game against the Sixers, Californian coach Frank Vogel did not give a very reassuring speech. According to him, Davis is located “still far” of a return.
Vogel did not add any precision to this term, which therefore remains rather vague. But it still doesn’t smell good for the Lakers. Currently 4th in the Western Conference standings, the reigning NBA champion could experience a real free fall.
With only 3.5 more wins than the Dallas Mavericks, 7th, the Lakers could quickly find themselves in an uncomfortable situation. But they have no choice and cannot rush the returns of LeBron James and Anthony Davis. We will have to be patient …
Injuries, schedule, dam: are the Lakers in trouble?
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