Initial X-rays on Anthony Davis' ankle were negative and he will receive treatment through the NBA All-Star break.
SportsPulse: As the league celebrates its 75th anniversary this season, our USA TODAY Sports NBA team remembers their favorite moments.LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis left the Los Angeles Lakers' game Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz after badly rolling his right ankle during the second quarter.Davis went up to catch a lob pass and came down on Rudy Gobert's heel with three minutes remaining in the first half.
Davis — averaging 23.3 points and 9.1 rebounds — missed 17 games this season due to a knee injury. He was averaging 23.2 points and 10.1 rebounds in the nine games since his return. He was off to another strong start against the Jazz with 17 points in 17 minutes before his injury. It is another bad break for the Lakers, who came into Wednesday on a three-game losing streak. Los Angeles is a season-high five games under .500 and in ninth place in the Western Conference.
Wednesday also marked only the sixth time since Dec. 15 that Davis and LeBron James had been in the starting lineup together.