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It seems as if the Los Angeles Lakers are cursed this season due to constant nagging injuries. After dealing with injuries to Anthony Davis for the first half of the season, the injury bug is back at it again. This time biting Lakers’ point guard D’Angelo Russell, the latest addition to the Lakers’ roster. And fans are wondering what will it take for the Lakers to lift this injury curse this season.
During their latest matchup against the Golden State Warriors, Lakers’ point guard D’Angelo Russell went back to the locker room with an injury to his ankle. According to Lakers beat reporter Mike Trudell, “D’Angelo Russell is out for the rest of the game due to a right ankle sprain.”
LeBron James’ teammate is out with an injury again
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This surely is disappointing news for Lakers fans as they have been dealing with injuries to their star players all season. During the second quarter of the game, Russell ended up injuring his ankle while inbounding the ball.
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Feb 23, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell (1) reacts after suffering a right ankle sprain after the game in the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
D’Lo accidentally stepped on Donte DiVincenzo’s foot and twisted his ankle, hitting the floor immediately. This has led fans to wonder what will it take for the Lakers to avoid such injuries in the future.
One fan tweeted, “WE CANT CATCH A F*****G BREAK.”
WE CANT CATCH A FUCKING BREAK https://t.co/4Vm6sq0xEx pic.twitter.com/MO94lY5NJ9
— davo. 𓅓 (@shpillo_) February 24, 2023
While another fan commented, “4 games in and will miss about a month due to ankle injury. Lakers can’t keep a team together. Someone goes down every game.”
4 games in and will miss about a month due to ankle injury. Lakers can’t keep a team together. Someone goes down every game.
— Sam (@iamsam0715) February 24, 2023
Here are a few more reactions from fans on Twitter.
Will still win this game
We got depth
But yeaa give him a head start to recover from it
Dammmm
Hate having Dennis out there to long
He be making bad decisions— Zulu🤴🏾 (@Trayandre10) February 24, 2023
The lakers injury bug after having a healthy lakers team for 1 quarter pic.twitter.com/JEDGZUon5k
— Hachimura Fanatic (@LouisWRLD28) February 24, 2023
He'll be aight. Didn't look like too bad a sprain, it prolly was swelling & getting worse. They can win tonight w/o him, need him for Memphis tho
— Suti ・スーティ (@Suti_Tooti) February 24, 2023
— L.A.D.E.D. (27-32) (@Mcwrx16) February 24, 2023
While many mocked the Lakers’ bad luck, others speculated that he will be all right based on the severity of the injury.
An update on D’Angelo Russell’s injury
It definitely seems true that the Lakers seem to be cursed this season. The team is in the 13th position in the Western Conference with a 27-32 overall season record. And the only thing holding back the Lakers’ franchise from its full potential is their star players missing out on games due to injury.
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Anthony Davis got the worst of the injury bug, going down multiple times during the first half of the season. It reached such a point that fans openly mocked Davis for being so injury prone all the time. Even LeBron James and former Laker Russell Westbrook paid their dues in terms of missing time due to injury.
Per @ChrisBHaynes on D'Angelo Russell's sprained ankle: X-rays came back negative, he will not require an MRI, and the Lakers don't consider it a serious injury. He's day-to-day. Good news. https://t.co/HsEUpX25SU
— Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvoNBA) February 24, 2023
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As for D’Angelo Russell, according to a report by TNT NBA Insider Chris Haynes, X-rays came back negative on his injury. He will not require an MRI, and the Lakers don’t consider it a serious injury. He’s day-to-day. So, that’s some good news for Lakers fans after all.