Anthony Davis injured...already

[MakeItNashty]

Anthony Davis to likely miss Olympics after injuring ankle in workout

2 hours 12 minutes ago

Anthony Davis, the No. 1 overall draft pick of the New Orleans Hornets, suffered a severely sprained ankle in a workout Saturday and almost assuredly will bypass a chance to play for Team USA this summer in the London Olympics, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

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Anthony Davis would have been a strong candidate to make Team USA's final roster. (Getty Images)

Davis, 19, had been invited with several players to work out for Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski prior to a July training camp in Las Vegas, but the injury has likely left the Hornets – and Davis – not wanting to risk the young star's participation, sources said.

With several key Team USA frontcourt players lost to injuries for the Olympics – including NBA All-Stars Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh – Davis had an excellent chance to make the final roster. Team USA managing director Jerry Colangelo and Krzyzewski were intrigued with Davis' talents. A 6-foot-11 shot-blocker, Davis was a serious contender to make the roster.

Davis played a spectacular freshman season at Kentucky, where he became a first-team All-America and led the Wildcats to the national championship.

Besides Howard and Bosh, the Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose and the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade will also miss the Olympics because of injuries.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--anthony-davis-to-likely-miss-olympics-after-injuring-ankle.html

Could be the next Oden...

But damn what a blow for the US team. There is absolutely no legit big men now other than Chandler. Bosh, Howard, Bynum all not playing. Then you add in Rose and Wade missing from the back court and our team looks relatively weak compared....to a team like a Spain who can roll with Rubio, Ferandez, Ibaka, P Gasol, M Gasol....

 

[elindholm]

"to likely miss"? Come on, Yahoo, you're better than that. Well actually you aren't, but still.

 

[MakeItNashty]

He hasn't been ruled out yet. He's been listed as "doubtful"

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/e...-suffers-sprained-ankle-doubtful-for-team-usa

 

[carey]

The next Oden? It's a sprained ankle. You're definitely Sunsfan88 cause you posted that same "omg it's Oden all over again" **** on RealGm under that name. You should be serving a week ban.

 

[Superbone]

"to likely miss"? Come on, Yahoo, you're better than that. Well actually you aren't, but still.

Not only that, but he's likely to miss the Olympics.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

The next Oden? It's a sprained ankle. You're definitely Sunsfan88 cause you posted that same "omg it's Oden all over again" **** on RealGm under that name. You should be serving a week ban.

Correct, it was Sunsfan88. I have perma banned this account. Now the mods must contemplate extending his week.

 

[carey]

‏@JohnReidTP: Coach M.Williams quote to T-P's J.Smith on A. Davis' left ankle sprain: ``It's not anything near severe.He just rolled it a little bit.''

Edit: T-P is the local paper the Times-Picayune.

 

[HooverDam]

Oh thank God, just an ankle. When I clicked this thread I worried something bad had happened to the unibrow.