Anthony Davis

Davis (foot) will play in Saturday's game against the Celtics, Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet reports. He will come off the bench.

Earlier this week, Anthony Davis returned to the court in a big way for the LA Lakers as the team picked up a 113-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs.

With LeBron James listed as questionable for Saturday's showdown with the Boston Celtics, the team is going to need all the help they can get. With the former champ playing in [just 26 of the team's 49 games](https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/anthony-davis-unreliability-means-scary-post-lebron-james-world-la-lakers), they've continued to struggle time and time again. [LeBron James](https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/lebron-james), of course, has continued to put up MVP-caliber numbers, averaging a near career-high 29.9 points per game. He is listed as probable for Saturday's game against the Celtics, who lead the league with a 35-15 record, according to the NBA's official injury report. [ has been a rough one for the LA Lakers](https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/can-lebron-james-really-salvage-la-lakers-season-chasing-personal-greatness) without Anthony Davis. After exiting the December 16th showdown against the Denver Nuggets with a foot injury, Davis then wound up sitting out the next month.

Anthony Davis believes Los Angeles Lakers' newest acquisition, Rui Hachimura, will help the team on both ends of the floor.

His versatility, along with that of Davis and LeBron James will allow all of them to thrive in all areas depending on the match-up and that makes the Lakers much more dangerous. So yeah, but the energy out there was really good. Obviously, getting connected with the team is going to take time, but tonight, he was able to fit in really well.” In fact, Davis even made note that some of the plays Lakers coach Darvin Ham called for Hachimura were ones usually reserved for him. “Anytime I played against him in Washington, he made an impact on the game on both ends of the floor. Davis picked up right where he left off as he posted a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds along with four blocks in just 26 minutes off the bench.

Will Anthony Davis be suiting up for the Los Angeles Lakers tonight ahead of their matchup against Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics?

Anthony Davis had a decent game against the San Antonio Spurs in his return from injury. He returned to play in just 5 and a half weeks against the San Antonio Spurs this past week. He suffered this during a game against the Denver Nuggets on December 16th.

Anthony Davis, LeBron James, and the Los Angeles Lakers were furious about the officiating after their loss to the Boston Celtics.

I don’t get it. “I don’t get it. I watch these games every single game, and I don’t see it happen to nobody else. I don’t understand it.” “As much as you try not to put it on officiating, it’s becoming increasingly difficult. And I watch basketball every single day. Earlier this month, the NBA admitted it missed a no-call on LeBron on a [previous game-winning layup attempt](https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-1-word-take-controversial-no-call-loss-mavs) against the Dallas Mavericks (the Last 2 Minute report [acknowledged](https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-semi-vindicated-as-nba-drops-mixed-bag-on-officiating-from-la-loss-vs-mavs) seven missed calls across regulation and both overtimes). [a camera](https://twitter.com/michaelcorvoNBA/status/1619551114038497285) to a chat with the ref. And I guarantee nothing will happen to the ref. “It’s bullshit. It’s unacceptable. Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers blasted the officials for missing a foul on Jayson Tatum on LeBron James’ potential buzzer-beating layup.

After the game, referee Eric Lewis admitted his crew missed Jayson Tatum's foul at the end of regulation that would have awarded LeBron James potential ...

You can’t look at something and try to pretend it’s not what it is.” “It’s tough — and you don’t ask for favoritism. The best player on earth can’t get a call. At the end of the day, it’s unacceptable,” Davis told reporters. and it’s unfortunate that, you know, the game ends on a play like that,” Ham said. “And I guarantee nothing’s going to happen to the refs.

Anthony Davis voiced his frustrations after a blatant no-call for the Lakers in a frustrating defeat to the Celtics.

But he was rendered into nothing more than a bystander in that moment and was left wondering how James didn’t get the benefit of doubt. It left James and the rest of the Lakers incredulous that a foul wasn’t call. Ham had already successfully challenge a call earlier in the fourth quarter.

NBA has already determined that LeBron James should have been awarded two potential game-winning free throws at the end of the regulation in the ...

[Anthony Davis](https://basketnews.com/players/11143-anthony-davis.html) said the Lakers felt "cheated" by the officials and suggested the league should fine refs for missed calls to improve accountability. It's unacceptable. "It's bullshit.