Anthony Davis was a late scratch against the Nets on Friday night because of plantar fasciitis in his left foot, but coach JJ Redick said his "assumption" is that Davis will return Sunday against the Clippers.

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to have a relatively quiet NBA trade deadline, but this mock trade could bolster their title hopes.

Game-time call for Tuesday

The Lakers will need Anthony Davis and Dorian Finney-Smith to return to action if they are to have any chance of defeating the Clippers on Sunday.

Lakers center Anthony Davis missed only his third game this season after being a late scratch from the lineup before the matchup against the Brooklyn Nets.

Making his return from a one-game absence due to a sore foot, Davis produced his eighth straight double-double and 29th of the season, putting him fifth in the NBA behind Domantas Sabonis, Karl-Anthony Towns (thumb),

Will Anthony Davis and Dorian Finney-Smith play on Sunday versus the Clippers after they missed Friday's game against the Nets?

The Los Angeles Lakers head to Intuit Dome and face the L.A. Clippers with Anthony Davis and Dorian Finney-Smith returning to the lineup.

Anthony Davis did not hold back after the Los Angeles Lakers' frustrating 116-102 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at the newly opened Intuit Dome. Davis pointed to defensive lapses and a lack of consistency as critical factors in the defeat,

Matt Ford (Bracknell), who lost 2-0 to Davis in the last-eight, drops to second place. Neil Herd (Frome) made the last-four for the first time this season on the Seniors Tour. The 27-strong field returned 16 breaks of 40 or more.

The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off one such move last week, signing Trey Jemison III on Friday after he was waived by the New Orleans Pelicans. Jemison signed a two-way contract with L.A., meaning he'll be able to play in the G League with the South Bay Lakers and on the big-league team.