Anthony Davis (Plantar Fasciitis?) Probable for Lakers Vs. 76ers. Can D'Angelo Russell Bounce Back?

[@franchise98bjn]

The 3-0 start was fools gold 😭

[@thenattyg3]

Some insights into Plantar Fasciitis as I've struggled with it my whole life in both feet since going way too hard in 3 sports and then a hard basketball game when i was ~12: Plantar Fasciitis is kind of like tightness or inflammation from the middle of the bottom of the foot back to the heel, and the more you run on it and harder you jump and press with it the worse the pain gets. The pain itself is very managable up until it isn't, and becomes debilitating, but the more you play on it or push it, the worse it gets to the point you can be looking at weeks or even months off that foot just to get it under enough control that you can limp around with it. There's not really any treatment other than keeping it loose, or surgery which requires a long time to recover from. Once you have it, you basically have it forever until surgery, but can strengthen the tendon over time as long as you aren't pushing it hard. The issue i see is that as an NBA player, you really never get a break. Especially as a 1A 2 way Superstar. This will be a nagging issue all year, up until and through the post season. If he does get surgery, the recovery might cost him all the way until training camp depending on a lot of factors next off season. The pain ranges from tight, to "someone is twisting a fork at the root of my heel and the whole foot feels like it's going to snap" even 5-10 mins off it during a game can make that pain go from 90% back down to 10% but the more you push it in a day the faster it flares up

[@JWickyJr13]

I'm legit surprised he's going to come back so soon from it.

[@LockedOnLakers]

I had plantar fasciitis years ago, and it's no joke. My bout was relatively mild, short-lasting, and my lifestyle isn't nearly as rigorous as an NBA player, and that (bleep) was still very uncomfortable. AK

[@Objectivity-w5j]

Our 3-0 start was met with people trashing Ham vs calling JJ a "Savant" (yes...someone actually said that - smh). I've always maintained that we should wait at least 25 - 30 games before we anoint JJ an NBA coach.

[@EdgarMarte-us8tr]

Olivari he's shooter 3point shooter fastbreak slasher he help to score

[@FATHERSOFBASS]

Jj is a fool just like he didn’t play cam until he was pressured too… olivary deserves a chance he would get us some points rather then play Vincent or max!!!

[@Jasety631]

Now I kno with Westbrook went thru ..Playing with lebron James as a point guard is a death sentence

[@michaelwalker112]

Can AR hit a shot, funny how all of you deflect from talking about that bum at 2 guard but have no problem talking about dlow keep blaming him but not one mention of AR a starting shooting guard who can’t shoot

[@seanclarke3680]

Both of Dlo and AR cant shoot

[@luisnash]

Reaves and Knecht are the only guards with above average TS%. Making 3s would be great, but good players find other ways to score efficiently being it 2pt shots or going to the line.

[@tysonspalding465]

Totally right

[@BC-th3mx]

Reaves shooting 46.2% which is league average, Russell is shooting 37.5% imagine being a role player stan, this team is AD/LeBron & the others

[@Jasety631]

It’s only 8 games in n they already blaming dlo meanwhile lebron doesn’t play any defense or does he rebound n far as Reaves they’ve done forced the narrative that he’s good n he’s not

[@NateHussles]

Plantar fasciitis don’t play was dealing with that 3 months ago that fastest and most effective thing that helped me was rolling my feet over a Frozen Water Bottle. The Tennis 🎾 did not help me at all.

[@logicalbrother]

Cam can be trusted in the starting lineup..he was a starter for many games last season

[@lucasanfilippo5370]

Agree with Brian.. Dlo on the bench wouldnt work to me. What I know for sure it cant work, is trying to make Dlo, Who is the smartest player on the team, digest the thing like is something positive or neutral for him. Even though I liked, from a business stand point, the Vincent for Schroder move, I cant get why we left the guy leave. Schroder can defend can score has guts.. he is quick.. maybe he cant defend Anthony Edwards, but defense would have been much Better now without loosing anything on offense.

[@richborn6700]

Dlo thinks he's the smartest on the team. Big big difference

[@lucasanfilippo5370]

@@richborn6700 and Who should be?.. maybe AD.. I dont see smartest guy on the team, Rui a Little bit smart but too childish.. then? When I think of smart I tend not to consider people Who have.. like Graham says to Hannibal Lecter, "disadvantages".. so, for example, if you are Someone obsessed with your Legacy, I dont consider you smart, because your obsession limits yourself.. yes, even Dlo could look a Little bit like that, but to me is a Mask. I dont agree that he thinks himself the smartest, I think he pretends to be though and a leader, whilst, in reality, he perfectly knows he isnt.. does that limit his intelligence? Sure, but being a clear mask, it's less of a limitation than if you believe you really are special. That makes dumb.

[@akaspon1]

@@richborn6700You don’t know what he thinks. Why is everything fans say about D-Lo is to try and make him look like some idiot or horrible person?

[@tysonspalding465]

When did reeves become a good defender

[@logicalbrother]

Reaves is the one that should move to the bench...his skin is thicker and I still expect Dlo to get on a hot streak

[@Dollaupt]

At this point it’s not about who has thick skin dlo just gotta give better effort on defense & he never even tryed to change his game

[@michaelwalker112]

@@Dollaupthe’s been a pro, change what about his game. AR is straight garbage! Mascot white dude! No defense can’t shoot! How is this bum starting for the lakers! Worst guard in the league!

[@Dollaupt]

@ idc about reeves I’m speaking on dlo dude refuses to develop his game mindset to fit in a system that’s why he’s not good

[@Blazin50s]

Been saying this, Reaves role expanded far too quick. He went from Undrafted - 2-Way - Roster Spot - Rotation - Bench - Starting Then Team USA basically all within one season. He still needs to learn how to consistently effect the game.

[@christopherholman4960]

Agreed!

[@cosmicedi]

There is NO way JJ thought it wouldn’t be an uphill battle in the first 10 games. Even the most talented of teams - for example the Heatles - take 20 to 25 games to start “figuring it out” with consistency. If JJ has lost patience this early, his hair will be white and falling out in clumps by the Christmas Day game.

[@gringoboy701]

JJ is a bit of a smug egotist. I'm sure in his mind, all it would take was his expertise and he could reverse the entire Lakers trajectory. It will be a humbling season for him on how difficult it actually is to win in this league.

[@lexusnissian]

How about we bench Austin and let Dlo be Dlo. Did anyone notice Dlo is shooting the worst percentage of his career. Does that Fall on DLO or JJ? I am not sure where to put the blame but the thing is JJ is the only change and all of a sudden Dlo went from having one of his best seasons to his worst?

[@stanjohnson7849]

I’ve been preaching this back to last year… DeLo should come off to bench, not because he’s bad or less than but because our bench needs a leader and DeLo is perfect to head up that group… knecht would be a good starter cuz so much attention will go to Lebron and AD that dalton can hang out at the 3 point line and prosper. Also why isn’t Q as point of attack defender off the bench 🤷🏽‍♂️. With his previous performances He deserves a shot 🤷🏽‍♂️. So Mỹ opinion… you have DeLo, Q, Reddish, Vincent and Christie off the bench…. Of course you’ll need a big always in there

[@tonyp4914]

Feel u but Dalton needs more dev time. He scored THREE points as a starter lol...and I love DK

[@stanjohnson7849]

Fair enough… I guess I was hoping he’d do ok with all the attention the other guys demand 🤷🏽‍♂️. You might be right .

[@corneroffice]

watching the Lakers is becoming really frustrating, they take one step forward and two steps back,.. these games at the start of the season are really important for us and they know it.

[@logicalbrother]

Lakers ceiling will never be high with a weak starting back court like Reaves and Dlo... they're just bums😂

[@tysonspalding465]

This means dlo goes off tonight I can’t remember when reeves score more than 35

[@EdgarMarte-us8tr]

Hey coach why are you keep Quincy olivari.you give the time play of olivari

[@thebounceph]

Lakers Front Office should be called out as well. When are they gonna address the awful bench production and the lack of rebounding on this team. You can't bank on the health of 2 injured players who doesn't have any timeline or improvement on their status going into almost 10 games.

[@birdz9252]

This team has been the same for 4-5 years. Oh we did ok, we need trades, make trades, don't win, Rob sucks, Jeanie is bad. But yet we keep paying our players top dollar too lose. Please stop building around the 50 year old

[@marcusgarvey6231]

Did you notice the Knicks signed the 58th pick in the draft this week because they needed center depth…..

[@truckerstar24]

And he’s been playing good also.

[@darrenhaley879]

Comon Brian, you know when the show is on haha just kidding you guys are great

[@Jbgoode777]

If anything JJ is showing his immaturity

[@craigosterberg5045]

Changes need to be made to starting lineup.

[@gregpollard7158]

The other 29 Teams unofficially informed D’Lo during FA that He was no longer a Starting PG in The NBA, even after a Year where He Averaged 18 Pts on 45/41/82 Shooting. There is literally not one ☝🏾 NBA PG that He can currently start over. D’Lo is 28/29 Yrs Old in His 10th Year and He’s not gone change His Game so in My Opinion, He will be a 6th Man the remainder of His Career similar to a Clarkson. The Only Reason We would not put D’Lo on The Bench is to keep Him engaged.

[@ritchcarcass8624]

Love you guys

[@robertwilliams-np6wb]

Saturday Quincy and Bronny in the G League opener. Let's see what happens.

[@beastfr0meast93]

if Anthony Davis has plantar fasciitis he will be out for weeks or months. If not, he needs exotic compounds to heal faster... And even that can be difficult to heal.

[@beastfr0meast93]

normally it can take 1-2 years to disappear on itself.

[@goku1693]

My personal opinion and approach is simple. How much basketball IQ and shooting can I have on the floor at the same time as possible. For me, D Lo(defense notwithstanding), AD, LeBron, Rui and Christie(if his shot will start falling again). Reeves strongest asset is his effort. Otherwise he’s not better than D Lo in anyway. Reeves needs to be off the bench, where his defensive liabilities are less of an issue

[@thebounceph]

JJ calling out DLo was inevitable especially with how DLo has been playing. He is still the inconsistent DLo for the past seasons. I can't blame JJ for answering the way he did, he could have done better but I think it's good for the team if DLo responds to that criticism like how he does when he's in trade rumors. On the other side, DLo needs to show out even without these rumors and criticism or else he needs to learn Chinese.

[@PatchesNeddy]

4-5 🙄

[@kh23234]

“Can Dlo bounce back” lmaoooo

[@Serching4JerryGarcia]

Lmao when will they learn? 😂

[@pfunk42]

Lakers running out of scapegoats to blame. Sooner or later, they will realize LeBron has/is the problem all along.

[@akaspon1]

@@Serching4JerryGarciaWhat’s the joke? So D-Lo has never bounced back from something?

[@Serching4JerryGarcia]

@@akaspon1 he’s a streaky player. Always has been and always will be. He’ll never change

[@akaspon1]

@@Serching4JerryGarcia Being streaky and bouncing back from a bad outing are two different things??

[@leroyhibbert5396]

Dlo time is up.. trade him, he's too soft.

[@mikeg8221]

Should’ve kept Ham. ADMIT YOU ALL WERE WRONG SMH

[@FreshWitcher]

They'd be winless with pockets

[@mikeg8221]

@ that’s not what his last 2 seasons say

[@SandcastleGirl]

Quincy, Cam, and Dalton can take all of Gabe and Max mins. Have AR or Dlo come off the bench

[@FreshWitcher]

All summer, some of us were saying the Lakers should trade DLO. You guys said no. 😵‍💫

[@LockedOnLakers]

Not really true - I said they can’t just dump him for whatever they can get. Any deal has to make them better, and even with the bad shooting he still has the 2nd best net rating of any player who’s been in the rotation since the opener. So that’s not automatic. BK

[@FreshWitcher]

​@LockedOnLakers the now they have an unproductive DLO with bottom level trade value. Worst case scenario.

[@LockedOnLakers]

@@FreshWitcher Russell's trade value has very little to do with how he plays. BK

[@LockedOnLakers]

@@FreshWitcher D'Lo's trade value wasn't good enough regardless. That's why he's still on the team. The root issue hasn't changed. And with so many players ineligible to be traded until mid-December or mid-January (depending on when their deals were signed), unless the Lakers get an offer that really hits what they want despite the narrower amount of choices... or D'Lo starts becoming a legitimately untenable problem in the locker room, I guess... they're likely better of making due as is. It's not ideal, just the best among the non-ideal options available. Appreciate you watching. AK

[@EmanuelJacksonSr]

I think that it would be better if Austin Reeves come off the bench instead of DLo

[@gregpollard7158]

One Way Offensive Guards Averaging Under 20ish Points in The NBA are Bench Players!!! So, D’Lo will be a 6th Man on His Next Contract but, even AR will eventually fall to a 6th Man Role on His Next Contract if His Defense doesn’t improve or He can’t Average 20+ Points a Game!!! Why??? - Bcuz They will score 15-18 Points a Game but, give up 25+ Points a Game to The Opposing Guard They are Defending.

[@trevorwinn5012]

I've been a big supporter of whole " Bronny " situation but I don't understand what good that does to only play home games in the G league ? Is that common ?

[@LockedOnLakers]

It's not common (to the best of my knowledge), but could theoretically be about wanting extra South Bay reps available in the near term for PG's already with there (JHS, Olivari) before calling either of them up. Or having more confidence right now in Bronny as an emergency fifth guard than anybody with South Bay. Or something else I'm missing. In any event, I'd be quite surprised if this remains Bronny's setup for the entire season because it makes no sense for a player who clearly needs minutes/refinement he won't get while logging DNP-CD's with the big club. Frankly, I'd have questions to ask. Appreciate you watching. AK

[@trevorwinn5012]

@LockedOnLakers Yeah I was thinking emergency 5th as well

[@Ten-gd1qh]

What happened to just saying hey I'm not playing well let the next guy get a chance but I'm still on board when needi

[@luisnash]

Dlo could never bounce back if you think he shot .31% from distance when we got swept in the WCP alongside 4 ast while he had the worst WS of the entire team than one year later when we lost in the first round he shot the same .31% from distance alongside 4 ast and again had the worst Win Share of the entire team, this time alongside Gabe Vincent his backup. His fans consider a bounce back for him is playing well in regular season when teams don't have a plan for you and the referees don't allow defenders to actually defend. He is who he is and when he isn't motivated, is on a bad streak or something like that he becomes worse.

[@drazzzpoppp5022]

Am taking my talent to South Bay-Bronny 😊

[@Darwinism99]

Fire JJ Redick and Rob Pelinka. Force Buss to sell the team

[@EdgarMarte-us8tr]

Quincy olivari is defensive player

[@commanderrobot8509]

teach them, put the rookies in. start olivari.

[@tysonspalding465]

Rui needs to come off the bench and trade for a center

[@FATHERSOFBASS]

Time to give olivary a shot rather keep playing the ghost Vincent and no SCORRING max!!! I can’t believe Jj fad waited so long to play cam🙄🙄🙄what a fool

[@Teach4391]

Bench one of them. Simple

[@EdgarMarte-us8tr]

Quincy olivari replace to dlorussel

[@EdgarMarte-us8tr]

I want to play olivari

[@terrencefields5265]

Can DELO bounce back NOOOOO,,,,,,, only a foolish person would believe he could like Rob palinka he has single handedly sabotage this team just for his friend Kobe and Jeannie has allowed him her father must be rolling over in his grave 😎

[@EdgarMarte-us8tr]

Dlo Russel takeover Quincy olivari

[@FATHERSOFBASS]

It’s not on gabe he just sucks it’s on Jj for leaving him. In there so dam long when he’s a ghost!!! Jj use your other players foooool!!!!! Geeeesuhs!!!! Use olivary or teiore or even lame as Lewis doooooooo!!! Something!!! Try something else for gawds sakes!!!! It’s like a addict you keep getting high and expect a different outcome do something different fml🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@myjunk9552]

Forget bouncing back trade him

[@Cahluvca]

No....

[@DouglasBailey-mo8gn]

tacko fall

[@troycarter1326]

Yoooo