The 2022-23 NBA season hasn’t even started and the Los Angeles Lakers are already going through some big issues that could affect the outcome of this campaign. Even though they entered this new season with renewed hopes, the Purple and Gold have some things to deal with ahead of the regular season opener, and they aren’t that easy to fix.
Starting with Dennis Schroder suffering an injury and missing the start of the new season, the Lakers have lost one of the pieces they landed this summer to help the team compete again.
Moreover, one of their best players is also dealing with some pain that has kept him sidelined before. Anthony Davis enters this season hoping to beat the demons of before, showing the Lakers fans and the rest of the NBA that he’s not fragile anymore and can play the entire schedule.
NBA Fans Go After Anthony Davis For Resting
Well, in recent hours, Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reported that Davis won’t play in the Lakers’ preseason finale against the Sacramento Kings. The 17-time NBA champions hoped to close out this preseason with a win over the undefeated Kings, but now with Davis, things could be more difficult.
Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis will not play tonight in the preseason finale against the Sacramento Kings due to lower back soreness, league sources tell @YahooSports.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) October 14, 2022
After the news saw the light, many fans reacted to it, with most of them criticizing Davis and trolling him, saying he’s not at the level he wanted to be at and it’ll be hard for him to reach the same if injuries keep bothering him.
— 🤦🏽♂️ (@violentmandela) October 14, 2022
Lmao
— Barry (@BarryHates_) October 14, 2022
Shocker
— 🙂↕️ (@eminemsuckss) October 14, 2022
Lol
— Ado🇧🇦 (@BullsFanAdo) October 14, 2022
😭😭
— ZAE ⭒ (@Tweensplash) October 14, 2022
😭😭
— ZAE ⭒ (@Tweensplash) October 14, 2022
Eliminated
— Mason 🐺 (@Masonfrfr) October 14, 2022
https://twitter.com/TankForArch/status/1580995123009138688
jesus christ
— Dan (@bsizzle155) October 14, 2022
https://twitter.com/BitcoinDeezy/status/1580995124883902464
— ham (@GoinHAM9HD) October 14, 2022
What’s funny abt a injury ?
— dre (@DreTalksBall) October 14, 2022
It begins
— Burgan (@itsburgan) October 14, 2022
https://twitter.com/DreLeww/status/1580995129133105152
What happened to warning the league
— GROAT (@groatedd) October 14, 2022
And so it begins…
— BIG DRIZZ 🌐 (@Drizz_TH) October 14, 2022
Cmon man
— Rose🌹 (@DRoseBTH) October 14, 2022
Season didn’t even start smh
— Leonardo Da Mata (@LeoSouza_07) October 14, 2022
day to davis strikes again
— emy (@emy1anyone) October 14, 2022
He’s in mid season form
— Michael Carrao (@TheBucksHouse) October 14, 2022
Nahhh that’s too funny
— Jack (@Optiima) October 14, 2022
https://twitter.com/deeswish_/status/1580995163064672256https://twitter.com/trap_wagon/status/1580995165681876992
This is not good news for the Los Angeles Lakers. They know they need to win from the very beginning and if Davis is not at the best level, that will be hard to accomplish. He’s expected to lead this team to the promised land alongside LeBron James, but this isn’t a promising start to the season.
Things could get better, obviously, but right now, the picture doesn’t look that good for the Lakers.
