Is Anthony Davis playing tonight? NBA star's injury status ahead of Lakers-Clippers clash

Anthony Davis injured himself after being poked in eye during Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic Scrimm on Saturday (Sunday IST). Following injury, Davis sat out his second scrimm as he was listed on a day-to-day basis. 27-year-old Lakers star scored 9 points and 10 rebounds in nine minutes vs Magic before sitting out game. 

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While re were multiple reports about Davis t being able to play first seeding game, he practised for Lakers a day before clash, stating that he plans to play game despite his injury. Davis added that he will be getting evaluated again, and will take a final call after doctors give him an update. "That's plan, for me to play," Davis told reporters. 

Davis was accidentally poked in eye by Michael Carter-Williams. He added that his eyes was doing better and he is "moving in right direction." Lakers star sat out team's final scrimm, and also missed a day's practice because he was dealing with 'issues of light sensitivity' which improved on Wednesday. He wore protective goggles during practice, saying that he did t think he would need m, but had to test m if he needed to continue wearing m. "It was definitely different today in practice," Davis said about goggles. "It felt very different."

Lakers head coach Frank Vogel also spoke about Davis' status, stating that forward did t 'overdo it' during practice, but emphasised that it was competitive practice which included limited live-action and game planning ahead of matchup against ir rivals, Clippers. team reportedly spent Wednesday (Thursday IST) discussing what could be done from a social justice point of view ahead of Thursday's (Friday IST) game. "We discussed it today," Davis said. "We have a couple of ideas that we want to do. We haven't decided on one yet. But yes, we plan on doing something."

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Anthony Davis stats for NBA 2019-20 season

Davis is currently Lakers top scorer while scoring 26.7 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game. Last summer, Lakers traded Brandon Ingram and numerous first-round picks, which ultimately helped team rank first in  Western Conference. 

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(Im source: LA Lakers official site)