A bruised left heel prevented Los Angeles star Anthony Davis from playing against host Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

Davis, who entered the day leading the league with 32.6 points per game, aggravated his injury in a road loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday. During a pregame practice on Wednesday, he discovered he couldn't play.

Los Angeles coach JJ Redick said the 31-year-old Davis had not had any imaging on his foot since Monday's game.

“My understanding is that this has bothered him a little bit throughout the summer and so far this season,” Redick said, according to ESPN. “We will of course miss him very much.”

The Lakers were also missing striker Rui Hachimura due to illness.

“I think we all want to keep a long-term eye on the health of all of our players for an 82-game season,” Redick said. “I just talked to (Davis) before I came and talked to you guys. He was very positive about how it felt, but we realize we have a long flight back to LA, we have to turn around and do it again on Friday. So, hopefully the extra 48 hours of rest will be good.”

Redick said Davis could be available for Friday's home game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Davis averaged a career-best 32.6 points in 36.3 minutes, along with 11.6 rebounds, three assists, 1.6 steals and 1.7 blocks in all seven previous games this season.

The nine-time All-Star has career averages of 24.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.3 blocks (best among active players) in 743 games (736 starts) for New Orleans (2012-19) and Los Angeles (2019-present). New Orleans selected him No. 1 overall in the 2012 NBA Draft.

The 26-year-old Hachimura started the first seven games and is averaging 13.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 34.1 minutes. His career averages are 12.8 points and 4.9 rebounds in 285 games (173 starts) for the Washington Wizards (2019-23) and Lakers (2023-present). He was the Wizards' No. 9 overall pick in the 2019 draft.

–Field level media