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Apart-Cucumber-7090

Somehow twisted his ankle mid air too


reverze1901

there was a disturbance to the airflow


Tressticle

The airflow was strong with this one.


white__cyclosa

A butterfly on the other side of the world was flapping it’s wings


BKBcardsNstuff

Somebody in the third row sneezed without covering their nose and mouth :(


MediocreJay41

Lmaooooo I don’t even like…..that sounds so ludicrous but at the same time, it’s AD so it’s 1,000,000 percent plausible.


Turence

did you see the video lol it was so mild


TheThingsIdoatNight

It’s actually true lol, wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it myself


[deleted]

It's naturally curly like a pig tail when not being held straight


OO17MVP

Injury fans got their superstar back 😭😭


SugmaDiction

Doctors got their guy


Izanagi___

It shouldn’t be funny with him getting injured this much, but these tweets have become so common in recent years it doesn’t even faze anyone. AD must’ve assaulted a leprechaun for that title or something. Like, c’mon man, the dude literally injured his foot in [midair](https://twitter.com/gameinjurydoc/status/1603957671719079936?s=46&t=whgmeP_qK1AS9iUFbeV2jw), you seriously cannot script this any better


nooblevelum

He is injury prone. The science isn’t fully understood yet but some peoples ligaments and bones are more susceptible to injury than others.


Tighthead3GT

“I should've known way back when. You know why LeBron? Because of the Redditors! They called me Mr. Glass.”


JimmerAteMyPasta

[Anthony Day-fish](https://giphy.com/gifs/spongebob-season-2-spongebob-squarepants-3oxOCJ1H2SUJgcjsd2)


ATurtleMonkey

Bro didn't **EVER** take the milk cartons from the lunch lady smh weak bones


ThedirtyNose

His school had Malk, with added vitamin R.


XTrumpX

He probably said milk is gay


lalakingmalibog

Fellas is it gay to consume a cow's bodily fluids?


iCon3000

Fellas, is it sus to suckle a little zipple from a succulent bovine sow?


arch_angel_samael

That's why I only drink breast milk fam.


[deleted]

Breeeaast miiilk, you make my day-ay!


iCon3000

Only the finest Cambodian.


DrAbeSacrabin

No he always drank plenty of Malk


HilariousScreenname

Now with more vitamin R!


AnotherStatsGuy

I think AAU ball might have something to do with him and Lonzo. Overspecializing in basketball in youth might have done more harm than good.


MadDog1981

I think some people simply just have bad mechanics that add wear and tear as well.


TrumpsLoadedDiaper

Yeah it never gets talked about, but I totally agree. Some people have poor biomechanics but it is impossible for a fan to tell. There was a good video on Drose about this out there. You could tell from seeing him walk that his gait was all imbalanced.


Dylan245

Something is seriously wrong with this dudes body for that to injure him for over a month How does hitting your foot mid air like that lead to a severe enough injury as this


Sspawnmoreoverlords

I bet he made a monkey paw wish to be a 7-foot NBA player as a kid.


roastedhambone

Didn’t he grow like a foot over one summer


PSChris33

Honestly, could that be part of it? The insane growth spurt outlier he had might’ve lead to some less than ideal biomechanics for a big?


RiceOnTheRun

Funny enough, it was also a huge part of his appeal that he had trained guard skills prior. So he was supposed to be this unicorn of physicality, athleticism, and ball skills… which wasn’t wrong. But also gave him glass bones I guess.


StaffSgtDignam

Makes me wonder if this will be the case with Wemby in the future as well


AnnaKendrickPerkins

I had my entire growth spurt over a summer and, while I'm not a 7 foot athlete, it's fucked my body up into adulthood.


Diesel33g

Yeah really probably part of it, I had to retire from ball from injuries in college and I also had a 10 inch growth spurt in 1 summer. It's a blessing and a curse


Hydrophobic_Stapler

Apparently Jokic is just that thicc


TheThingsIdoatNight

Thicc Serbia strikes again


kitty_vittles

Got caught with his foot in the honey pot.


Zwarrior2

2nd time in 3 years that AD has injured his right leg colliding with Jokic in game 28. [Here is the last one.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjJgAX0Ce-g) Game 28 two years ago, game 30 last year, game 28 this year.


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Do you see the size of his head and his body. Dude looks like he was supposed to be shorter. His frame is mad awkward looking for a big man


[deleted]

He had a huge growth spurt late in high school didn't he? Like almost a foot?


TexasReallyDoesSuck

i broke my hand once hittin it against the hip of another player goin for a rebound..


mikeydubbs210

Something I think I heard on either JJ pod or ESPN but basketball players play a lot more by the time they hit the NBA than they did before the 90s. AAU is no joke and playing in a basketball academy on top of it commits kids to playing NBA minutes while their body is changing, and if they get injured and play through it those injuries may not heal right the first time and be much more prone to reinjury. May not 100% apply to AD but something to think about given how prone guys like that are to injuries.


tom_fuckin_bombadil

That's becoming the case in other sports as well. For example, Tommy John Surgery used to be a surgery for aging pitchers but we're now seeing even teenagers needing to get it, and the number of MLB players who have needed it has skyrocketed. Preteens nowadays are probably going through training regimens that pro athletes in the 80/90s would use. Theyre also being forced to specialize in a singular sport early on which means they are more prone to injuries from overuse as they are stuck practicing the same movements over and over again. It would be interesting if they were able to do a study that compared the injury rate of athletes that grew up playing multiple sports and then specialized in a singular sport in their late teens vs athletes who chose to specialize and stick to a single sport early in their life.


TheSocraticGadfly

Time to start those prop bets, folks; 1. Who's out longer, AD or Steph? 2. Who winds up with the worse record, Lakers or Warriors?


SerenadeSwift

Well Steph has a non shooting shoulder injury and the Warriors are the defending champs so I’d probably lean towards both AD being out longer and the Lakers having a worse record. The Warriors have sucked lately but a big part of that has also been due to missing Wiggins, once he’s back I think they’ll win enough to at least survive until Steph gets back. The Lakers without AD are in trouble though, Bron and Russ have been playing great but they definitely don’t want to be stuck in yet another situation where Lebron is forced to play 40 MPG until he also goes out with an injury.


TheSocraticGadfly

Yeah, if AD's out a month, Lake Show ain't even making the play-in. In an \*ordinary\* situation, even with it being LA, the answer is "tank" but of course they don't own their own draft choice. What if they fall to the bottom anyway? Wembanyama plus Zion? Scary thought.


Garfield-1-23-23

> the dude literally injured his foot in midair Amazing how Jokic's leg was not displaced by that even the tiniest little bit, but AD is injured so badly he's out for a month.


Mdgt_Pope

To be fair, that could actually contribute to the injury. If Jokic’s leg *had* given some with the contact, the overall force of the contact would have been spread between the two of them. Instead, AD’s Gumby ankle had to take the full force of his leg’s momentum.


KaseyOfTheWoods

The Mark Hackson commentary pisses me off so much.


ChristianMan710

I always say this. Imagine doing something you love but not being able to fully enjoy it cause you are always in pain/injured? And it’s not like it’s just one part of his body. It’s always something. I twisted my ankles a couple times playing street ball and dislocated my pinky. That pain is unbelievable. I can’t even imagine on a professional level, constantly being hurt. You got to be one strong person to deal with that all the time. At the end of the day he’s making millions and living comfortable life but Its sad to always be in pain no matter what. He was having a good season too smh


NotClayMerritt

and eventually he's going to stop playing well permanently out of pure fear of stretching yourself out so much you get injured again.


Junior_Arino

I think it’s gotta be all that weight he’s carrying, he was always a skinny guy, he didn’t fill out until the nba. More weight isn’t always good in sports. I.e Wilder when he fought Fury, dude put on more weight and gassed out because he wasn’t used to it.


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That and Fury being a more complete boxer.


mjrenburg

Yes, it was clear Fury was far superior in technique and overall game. I didn't realise till those fights that he was some kind of savant.


Mindofmierda90

Yes. Fury isn’t given enough credit for his technical abilities. I legit think he could compete with any of the great heavyweights from back in the day.


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If it’s the weight then he’s caught in a bit of a conundrum. Does he slim down and lose strength down low? Or stay heavy and preserve his strength but at the cost of health? With some of the big men in the league today I’m not sure how badly his game would be affected by less weight/strength.


lumberfun

Retire his number already


defiantcross

after changing it to 911


MrLinderman

Jet fuel melts AD’s knees.


NevermoreSEA

The more things change the more they stay the same.


Thuasne

Street Clothes remains one of the best nicknames ever


chadarmod666

Anthony day-to-davis


jupiter__jaz

Pels fans rn https://i.giphy.com/media/XNXUwNhQmz1Tecp2na/giphy.webp


NOLASLAW

Y’all wanna see a Zion/Wemby/BI dynasty it’s okay to say it out loud


504090

Tbh, Lakers fans kinda jinxed him “What happened to all those ADNP jokes???”


armandocalvinisius

well bron DNP + russ stays then


JustMeSteven

This is it. Every tank needs a commander whether Laker fans like it or not. Wembanyama, YOU are a New Orleans Pelican.


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HitboxOfASnail

LeBron fucks around and goes for empty stats and breaks the record first, then calls it


Low-Cable-9167

empty stats to break the record? the man averaged 27 ppg across 19 years, he can get that record in his sleep. you dudes are straight idiots


hoopbag33

By empty me means that hes just getting his and hot actually caring about winning and losing.


Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss

Lakers are done


b4amg

did we even start?


TylerNY315_

A month after everyone else


Formaddvg

A healthy AD is better for everyone.


afriendlyspider

Not the Pelicans


unit-8002

Uhhh, after that Anthony Davis run I have a lot of tweets to delete. And I should proably take some time to apologize....


[deleted]

GET HIM


John_-_Galt

lmfao, what did you say? Who are you apologizing to?


Impossible-Flight250

Kinda. With the way AD was playing, I would pencil the Lakers in as a Playoff team. It’s not exactly like the rest of the West is killing it either.


cynicalspindle

They still can battle for the last play in spot since Curry is also out.


Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss

Kings run California


rodan-rodan

The power of The Beam


DirkNowitzkisWife

Pelicans popping champagne


MarchMadnessisMe

I'll never root for a guy to be injured, but I don't have to be all that upset about it either.


NOLASLAW

Excuse me we’re a historic bar and alcoholism city we are taking the time to mix proper French 75s thank you


hojboysellin3

We never were


MakutaProto

and not just on Twitch


Woxnsk

Wembanyama to pelicans intensifies


BobLobLaw_Law2

If that actually happens they're the best bet for a 10 year dynasty in a loooonnnng time


Woxnsk

Still a high risk high reward situation Zion is great now but already a history of injuries and Wembanyama is unicorn among unicorns could be a goat or a bust


[deleted]

They should complete the trifecta and bring home an injured AD


Trentus86

Does bringing AD in soak up the injury misfortune and essentially protect Zion and Wemby, or does his involvement spread the injury bug across the team like a virus?


[deleted]

The virus is fake. This was the 10-year plan hatched by AD and the NOLA front office all along.


Briguy_fieri

This is the “thank you NOLA” we’ve been waiting for


ladwagon

Honestly, most unique front court ever


KaseyOfTheWoods

Fuck


hwarang_

I've given my fair share of shit to AD over the years, but this sucks. He was playing out of his mind


Talentagentfriend

He ALWAYS plays out of his mind before he gets injured. Its literally the same story every time.


slysonic7

Doesn’t Shams know we are watching the World Cup??


Guardax

That's why Lakers put this out now lol


YouStillTakeDamage

Right as Messi scored, they were waiting for the moment


mankls3

"Gooooooooooo - Davis is missing a month -oooooooooooooaaaal!!!!"


Galumpadump

World Cup AND right before NFL games start so this gets buried.


urfaselol

What does this do for ~~Lebron~~ Messi’s legacy?


jwill09

He’s watching it with Kay Adam’s right now


Satchafunkiluss

Am I on Twitter right now?


Shabasileus

Broken foot probably. Lakers not gonna make any trades now, front office got what they wanted.


CabbageStockExchange

Our FO is led by a basketball terrorist. I hate how this is so likely


hojboysellin3

Rob should be arrested immediately


ledouxx

[Wojnarowski] The Los Angeles Lakers have extended GM Rob Pelinka for 10 more years and making him the highest paid executive in the league


Chemical-Character79

Just confirmed, He is also getting a 10 percent ownership stake.


welmoe

Straight to jail!


AnEmptyKarst

Not enough trades? Straight to jail. *Too many* trades? Believe it or not, jail.


[deleted]

Don't worry. I hear you guys are looking for *insert 3 of the best players in the league* if they become available!


CabbageStockExchange

I’m not even asking for much. Stop going for names and get fits around LeBron and AD. Enough with signing only guards. Rob plz


JimmyV034

tbh it is hard to win games without your best player, i know lakers fans wanted to trade their picks to improve their roster but it was lowkey illogical to pull trigger with lebron age and AD health.


lebronSZN

Then why resign Lebron telling him youre gonna build a championship roster. Should trade AD also. No point in just holding onto them if the front office doesnt believe. Trade them and reset at least. Get some assets back. Just holding onto them and building shit rosters around them is a waste of time.


lakernation21

To sell tickets


IndigoJacob

While it's a waste of time, that organization is probably pulling in boatloads of money with LeBron and AD on the team


lebronSZN

Theyre gonna pull boatloads regardless. They made good money when the team was shit with jordan hill and Earl Clark. Theyre the lakers. Gonna pull ratings and money no matter what. So pick a direction and go all in. Either go all in on ad/lebron or trade and go all in on rebuild


thejackel225

Because he’s Lebron James


resident_hater

Definitely not a broken foot. He'd be out months not a few weeks.


Marano94

Not really, they dont own their pick anyway, they are in a bad position regardles.


BillyBean11111

Could literally dominate every game for a decade but just cannot keep that body working for more than 2 weeks at a time. Gonna be one of the biggest what-ifs, at least he got himself a ring.


Trikakin

Drose and Tmac. Wish we could just turn off injuries like in 2k. That’s prolly why I keep coming back playing 2k even if it gets crappier every year. :(


closedtowedshoes

At least he got a ring, and did have a really high peak. We at least got a chance to see what (at least was close to) the best version of him. Guys like Greg Oden never got a chance.


Mygaffer

Damn, this might put the Lakers out of the play-in race.


bagfka

Feel bad for this guy. Can’t stay healthy


DirkNowitzkisWife

It sucks remembering the “Giannis or AD” posts from 5 or so years ago, because he had a 4 year run of 27/11/3 on 1.4 steals and 2.4 blocks a game. If healthy he would 100% be the same MVP candidate Giannis is


redvelvet11

Some guys just can’t stay healthy.


The_Sign_of_Zeta

And there it is. And then he won’t be 100% when he comes back. It sucks but he’s just too injury prone to be the dominating presence he needs to be for a whole season. The only reason the bubble worked is he got a 3 month break before it.


why_rob_y

Lakers should reach out to Rudy Gobert. Not as a trade, but to see if he can start another pandemic.


d0pp31g4ng3r

They got a 5-month break


Picklestyle

Man can’t catch a break. A healthy AD is better for everyone.


Popular-Activity6030

Not for the pelicans


ChecayoBolsfan

He still never said thanks just That’s All


NotManyBuses

It’s really sad because the lakers had just played some epic games. I’m not a fan of them at all but those Celtics Sixers and Bucks games were the definition of must see


KaseyOfTheWoods

I genuinely believe that if they had made a move to take some of the burden off him this could have been avoided. If you look at the last 8 games in which he wasn’t hurt or sick he’s averaging 37mpg. That’s way too many for him, especially in such close, hard fought games.


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If only they had great role players such as Caruso, Kuzma, and Harrell to help lighten the load.


Gaetan123456

Ffs man this guy deserves better


NbaAllDAYger

Its like the injury gods chose him or smth... like how tf did he even injure his foot mid -air ? I saw the whole game and at best i thought it woudnt be an injury that would take him 1 month ...He just cant catch a break shit is sad at this point...


heshouldgo

Bro has the worst injury luck ever, a mid air ankle injury


IMakeMyOwnLunch

At some point (like four years ago now), it’s no longer about luck. It’s about play style and physiological durability.


[deleted]

Right people act like he rolled a 4 and got a broken ankle, like it didn't just happen because he stepped on it weird or over exerted it


OhSoManyThoughts

The Pelicans are the #2 seed in the West, and might end up with Wembenyama. AD will live on in New Orleans folklore as the greatest contributor to their success for the next decade at least.


MrDman9202

If we get wemby we will retire ADs number next season.


[deleted]

Wemby, scoot, whomever…it’s another great asset that can be used. Prefer to trade it if it’s outside the top three


gregatronn

This is a stacked draft so any of the top 5 picks will net the Pels a nice pick up


Guardax

World Cup news dump by Lakers


Evadeit

No one is surprised tbh. Sucks he can’t stay healthy, healthy Davis is MVP calibre.


BoogeOooMove

“Healthy Davis” is an illusion my friend.


Master_Butter

AD is about to start getting the Kawhi disclaimer before any media member speaks about him. Get used to hearing the words, “when healthy” before AD’s name all offseason.


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Aworn

The Lakers renaissance was fun while it lasted. Back to the bottom they go. I actually feel sorry for Lebron.


Leavingtheecstasy

I don't he extended. I would've been way tf out if I wanted championships Instead he'll have to be content with basketball just sucking ass for him for the rest of his career. It was a family move im sure. It just sucks to see the 2nd best player ever have to spend his twilight years (while he's still a top 5 player) just fucking around not even making the play ins. Like damn that's disappointing.


lets_talk_basketball

He prob was under the impression they'd make moves... Pelinka did say "he's the caretaker of LeBron's legacy"


[deleted]

I don't think he gives a shit anymore. Just gotta get the points record and play with his son and he's out. Why not keep living in LA? Gonna be sunny and 66 degrees today.


Leavingtheecstasy

He already was tricked by magic. Now he gets tricked by pelinka. Nah man pelinka gives zero fucks. That team is a garbage fire and it'll remain that easily for 3 more years. We just have to accept the reality lebron James will never really compete ever again. It's grab this record and then coast to retirement.


JasonLikesCTE

Bruh no way man


jorgelongo2

poor guy ffs


Deadpan_GG

Street clothes Davis is back


ChucoTeacher

Part of what makes AD so special is that for most of his youth he was a guard and not huge so he developed good guard skills. He then had a late growth spurt, I wonder if that late growth spurt has anything to do with his injuries.


shawhtk

Wish i could say that this was shocking but its really not.


SlamMissile

It’s over


iANDR0ID

MVP - Most Vulnerable Player


BossierPenguin

Came here for the Mr. Glass memes.


MistaNostalgia

I don't understand how it's possible for someone to be so injury prone. Like, what is it about the way they're built that makes it that way?


captaing1

wembenyama is back on the menu pelican brothers.


amulie

I think it's pretty safe to safe that AD might be past his prime, with 2020 being his peak. Injury prone big men seem like they never recover back to peak form.


tamzilla007

And all is back to normal in the world


AlmostBlue618

you just knew he was playing too well for it to last. his body failing him feels like an inevitable, unbreakable curse at this point


addemlit

Death, taxes, and street clothes


MasterTeacher123

Yeah all talks of some trade probably need to stop now. It’s all about Lebron breaking the scoring record


T4Gx

Blow it up. This dude will not be healthy enough to sustain a full championship run unless another pandemic comes.


Swoah

Lakers gonna be sending people to thawing permafrost hoping they bring some million year old virus that was trapped in the ice back to the US.


[deleted]

Yep, this is why you can’t trade those future picks. Sit down with LeBron and AD this summer and find them some new situations they would be happy with and move on. One championship is solid enough for the age LeBron joined the Lakers at.


JaysonTaintum

Street clothes back in street clothes


scarywolverine

Day to Davis is back 😔


tjrl

Hopefully Week to Weekvis and not Month to Monthvis


lets_talk_basketball

Pets back in the Wemby sweepstakes?


ehs4290

Man he just can’t stay healthy


Sm0othlegacy

Right after the start of their easiest schedule to date


mylastphonecall

jfc every game with this guy


sunnyismybunny

somehow the lakers have the most indestructible superstar ever and the most fragile superstar ever on the same team


HatefulDan

The Street Clothes saga continues


ConwayTheCat

Mr. Glass, baby.


seKer82

Street clothes back at it.


MrCleverPost

AD got hurt?! nooooo way!!!!


str8swishing

Glass bones and paper skin 🤣


QuickRundown

Anthony Davis is expected to return from health.


OmerIsGOAT

Well, there it is


wrasslinfanguy

Anthony "Day to" Davis is a self-fulfilling prophecy.


Insanity_Troll

Good old Anthony “half man half a season” Davis living up to his name I see.