On Sunday, he left the game and did not return.

Davis set out to games last week to rest that same Achilles injury that he had.

So, Matt, let me ask you this.

What do you make of this particular situation the Lakers find themselves in?

If a D has to sit out an extended period of time?

Well, George, this worries me a little bit and and correct me if I'm wrong.

I think this started last year in the playoffs in the Finals, where he kind of tweaked it, obviously, a short off season.

Hey, didn't really get to rested his longest possible.

And I think our colleague Richard Geoffrey Point, you could break it.

Also move.

Could reaggravated.

It looks like that's what happened last night.

If they have to miss a D for, you know, an extended amount of time during the regular season, I think they can keep the ship afloat.

But for any championship aspirations, we all know a d s to be at his best.

So who has to step up the most in this situation?

Matt, if you're the Lakers I think it's a tough situation because people are talking about Do you raise LeBron's minutes?

Um, someone that first comes to mind is mantra.

Is Harold someone who's been having a great season, Um, that they picked up in Acquired from the Clippers?

I think his role increases, but normally, you know, it's always the next man up mentality.

But when you lose a star like a D and we're not sure how long he's gonna be down, it's gonna take a team effort to kind of accumulate what he was able to do by himself.

All right, we now welcome in senior N B A insider and the best in the business Agent Ward Yanovsky.

So, whoa, what is the latest on A.

D s Achilles?

Uh, you guys, he's getting an m r.

I I'm told in Denver where the team played, uh, last night and you know, they'll get a sense off if there's any more damage or anything that they've got to account for, uh, in that re aggravation.

But I think you could expect and Anthony Davis is going to sit for a period of time here, you know, perhaps maybe even through until the All Star break, which is March 5th to the 10th.

But they need to see that Emery.

He needs to go through that process on.

Then there will be a timeline from there.

But you heard Anthony Davis last night.

It's obvious they're going to be cautious with this, and, uh, they need him to stay healthy.

They need this, uh, to not be a lingering issue for for them.

And so I think you'll expect that.

You know, Anthony Davis, uh, probably is not going to play here for a period of time until they get get him past this.

Hopefully, well, this team obviously has a ton of depth.

They added a lot of depth here in the off season when you look at just kind of the current make up of the roster, we were just talking about it.

Matt and I, who needs to step up in these situations.

Well, I think you know, certainly for the Lakers.

Um, you know Kyle Kuzma probably playing, you know, a more significant role wanting to get great consistency out of him.

Matt mentioned, you know, mantra is Harold, um, you know, you're gonna have to see when you lose.

If you lose a player of Anthony Davis stature for a period of time, you know it's not.

You're gonna have to see guys elevate all over the team.

There's only so much you can ask of LeBron.

You can't listen.

They can't and and certainly they know this.

You can't ask too much from LeBron, Uh, in a regular season stretch he has played, uh, you know, he's been there every night this year.

He's probably the front runner for the M V P.

But I think most importantly, like, if you're the Lakers, you're not worried about ceding.

You're not worried about home court advantage, especially in this season, perhaps without fans.

But this is a group that knows if it's healthy.

If Anthony Davis is that at the top of his game, they'll play anybody anywhere in the postseason.

Just need them to be healthy.