UPDATE: The Lakers have officially ruled out both Anthony Davis and Gabe Vincent for Thursday’s game.

The Lakers won their last meeting with the Blazers without LeBron. This time they have to make do without their other superstar.

The original story follows.

The Lakers don’t appear to be anywhere near fully healthy, and Thursday’s game against the Blazers appears to be headed toward the team playing without their best player, Anthony Davis.

AD’s status for the game has now been downgraded to doubtful due to his left ankle sprain.

He first injured his ankle during the Christmas Day game and left the game due to the injury. Since then he has been able to play through, but the ankle may need some time off to fully heal.

Lakers fans know exactly how annoying an ankle sprain can be. Jaxson Hayes has missed 21 games this year due to ankle sprains and has yet to return to the court.

Davis was an ironman for this team, playing in 31 of a possible 32 games for the purple and gold. Only Dalton Knecht has played more games.

Even though Davis could potentially miss this game, Los Angeles should still take care of the 11-21 Blazers. However, with AD being the only healthy big and the team leader in points and rebounds, officially ruling him out won’t make winning any easier.

More bad news on the injury front is that Gabe Vincent has been downgraded to questionable for Thursday’s game.

The Lakers guard injured his oblique arm during the team’s game against the Kings on Dec. 28 and left the court after just seven minutes. Previously, coach JJ Redick stated that Vincent did not participate in practice earlier this week, so it is likely he will miss Thursday night’s game.

If the team is without these two rotation players, the battle will be much tighter, but Redick will have to deal with the situation and find a way to win.

Maybe we’ll see the team go smaller and use more small-ball lineups, with Rui Hachimura at the fifth position.

Redick did this recently, and while the results were mixed, it makes sense to use it in a situation where AD is out and the opponent isn’t necessarily a juggernaut.

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