During Davis absence, the Lakers went 7-10 and were constantly beset by drama that included the near firing of head coach Frank Vogel.
Frank Vogel's tenure with the Lakers was in jeopardy and his tenure probably could have ended if not for the close win against Utah Jazz.
The LA Lakers got 44 points from their bench tonight. LeBron James also had seven rebounds and seven assists.
Anthony Davis will be a welcome re-addition to a Lakers team hoping to live up to its status as preseason favorites.
Westbrook posted 33 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in 40 minutes as the Lakers escaped vs. the Spurs, 125-121 in overtime.
Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard got into an altercation on the bench that included Davis pushing Howard with multiple teammates intervening.
Late in the first half, as the Lakers were coming out of a timeout, Anthony Davis went over to Dwight Howard to talk about something.
With many of their best defenders gone, Lebron and the Lakers are going to have to lean into their offense more this season.
Ariza, one of 11 new players added by the Lakers in the offseason underwent an arthroscopic debridement procedure on Wednesday.
Jordan was traded to the Pistons on Friday in a move designed to clear salary for a Nets team that was already deep into the luxury tax.