Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis is off to a dominant start to the 2024-2025 season, but as always, his health is worth monitoring.

Davis recently aggravated a heel injury that he said he had been dealing with since the summer, forcing him to miss the loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.

He was later diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, an injury that has clearly been going on for some time. Davis was back in action on Friday night against the Philadelphia 76ers and had another exceptional performance with 31 points, nine rebounds, one assist and four blocks. However, he still suffered from pain in his foot.

“It hurt. (It) definitely bothers me, but we’ll figure it out,” Davis admitted.

While Davis plans to continue playing through the injury in the future, he discussed the ways he is dealing with being able to be on the floor for his teammates.

“Yes, I have to loosen him up enough to go outside and play. Then I try to keep it under control throughout the match and make sure I stay loose so it doesn’t tighten on me again,” Davis said.

“But it’s something we’re trying to control and we’re continuing to find ways to keep it loose. It felt good for the most part. There were some parts of the game that really bothered me. But I think the days off, the days between matches, are the most crucial. I get a chance to really get treatment for it and feel good about being in the game.”

This isn’t an ideal situation for Davis and the Lakers, as they are only nine games into an 82-game regular season. Hopefully they can make it happen so that the big man doesn’t miss any significant time, as he has played at an MVP level when he has been on the field.

Anthony Davis on the Lakers’ win over the 76ers

After a tough 1-4 road trip, the Lakers returned home and defeated the 76ers on Friday night. Anthony Davis discussed what the team did better and how they can build on that in the future.

“The things we talked about before the game, the transition and reaching out on both ends of the floor, I think we were able to do that. Obviously they miss their two big players in Joel (Embiid) and Tyrese (Maxey), but we always preach that it’s not about who we play, but how we play. We just wanted to come out and be better on the defensive end, especially in transition, and then be better on the offensive end with our execution. I think we did a good job tonight.”

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