Lakers Injury Report: Anthony Davis Uncertain For Must-Win Magic Game

Oh boy.

Tonight, your 34-37 Los Angeles Lakers will try to stop their current losing streak at two games when they face off against the visiting 29-42 Orlando Magic, a young, athletic club that, much like the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, could surprise LA if the team isn't ready.

Per the NBA's latest injury report, LA may be missing more than All-Star small forward LeBron James and reserve 3-and-D center Mo Bamba (whom the Magic flipped to LA at this season's trade deadline). The team could be without star center Anthony Davis, who has been on the pregame injury reports basically every day since returning from his right foot stress injury.

As usual, two-way rookie LA players Scotty Pippen Jr. and Cole Swider will be away from the team as they get in reps with the club's NBA G League affiliate club, the South Bay Lakers. We really haven't seen them much on the Lakers proper this year, and one wonders if team president Rob Pelinka and his front office colleagues have seen enough to justify keeping them around much longer.

ON the Magic side, oft-injured Magic power forward Jonathan Isaac is, surprise surprise, injured again for the rest of the year. The snake-bit big has played in just 11 games from 2020-23. 2021 Orlando lottery pick Jalen Suggs is out with a concussion.

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