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Los Angeles Lakers’ # 3 Anthony Davis falls on the court during the fourth quarter against the Miami Heat in Game Five of the 2020 NBA Finals on October 9, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Sam Greenwood / Getty Images / AFP
Anthony Davis insisted he will be ready to play on Sunday when the Los Angeles Lakers try again to beat the Miami Heat for the 2020 NBA title, despite an initial injury in the Lakers’ Game 5 loss on Friday.
Davis, playing in his first NBA Finals, took an awkward jump when he battled Miami’s Andre Iguodala for a rebound late in the first quarter and limped off the court in pain.
The Lakers said he aggravated a bruise to his right heel, but after walking cautiously down the touchline, he returned to the competition to score 28 points.
“Iggy stepped on it,” he said. “It made it worse. But I’ll be fine on Sunday. “
Davis said he originally injured his heel in the Lakers’ Western Conference final victory over the Denver Nuggets.
He said Friday’s pain “just went away,” though his movement seemed to suffer late in the game.
“I kept moving, trying not to sit up. Get that adrenaline pumping and I was able to go on and on playing, ”Davis said.
The Lakers still lead the best-of-seven series three-to-two and Davis said they have no reason to duck after falling short (111-108) in the tense back-and-forth battle.
“It’s basketball,” he said. “They are the finals. They wanted to win as much as we wanted to win.
“So we have to go get it on Sunday.
“We win one, they have to win two,” he said. “We have to take that into account as well.”
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