Anthony Davis aggravates foot injury as Lakers road woes continue - ESPN

DETROIT — The Los Angeles Lakers' perfect 3-0 start to the season already seems like a longtime ago.

Monday's 115-103 loss to the Pistons dropped L.A. to 4-3 overall and 1-3 on their current five-game road trip. Making matters worse, Anthony Davis, who scored 37 against Detroit to up his lead-leading average to 32.6 points per game, had his left foot examined after aggravating a left foot injury in the fourth quarter.

«I'll talk to my trainer and just kind of figure out what exactly is going on,» Davis said after the game. «I've been managing it since this summer, honestly, and my goal for every game is to be on the floor. And I just kind of landed directly on the spot that's been killing me. So, we'll figure it out.»

Davis has not been ruled out of the Lakers' game in Memphis on Wednesday to conclude the road trip, sources told ESPN. However, those sources cautioned, with the foot issue plaguing the All-Star big man from the end of last season through the Paris Olympics, it will truly be a day-to-day situation.

Davis caught an entry pass from LeBron James to score with 4:46 remaining in the game, drawing L.A. — which trailed by as many as 20 in the first half — within 103-96. But the bucket came with a consequence. When Davis planted his foot after jumping to catch the pass, the discomfort occurred and he winced in pain as he made his way back down the court on defense.

The Lakers called timeout 20 seconds later when James collected the rebound on a Tobias Harris miss and Davis immediately went to the floor, grabbing at the back of his left foot near the heel and receiving medical attention from his athletic trainer, Jon Ishop. Davis stayed in the game and scored on an alley-oop dunk from James on the next possession to