Anthony Davis Injury: Updates on Kentucky Star's Knee Injury

Kentucky star Anthony Davis suffered a knee injury during the Wildcats' win vs. Kansas, but he is expected to be fine.

Davis will undergo treatment this week and is expected to be ready Saturday, March 31 vs. Louisville, according to CBS' Knox Bardeen.

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Anthony Davis said there's no fear his knee will keep him from playing in Final Four. He'll go through treatment next week but will play

— Knox Bardeen (@knoxbardeen) March 25, 2012"

Kentucky forward and top NBA prospect Anthony Davis collided with Baylor forward Perry Jones III during the two team's Elite Eight matchup on Sunday, and the Wildcats star fell to the floor clutching his knee while in considerable pain.

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Davis is getting up and walking to the bench. His left leg buckled. Doesn't look too serious. He's in pain, though.

— Pete Thamel(@PeteThamelNYT) March 25, 2012"

Davis laid on the floor for just a short while, grimacing in pain as Kentucky fans everywhere feared the worst. However, it appears that Davis is fine.

Here is the video of the collision.

Thamel also tweeted an update on Davis as the freshman forward was walking to the scorers table to check back into the game about a minute after hurting his knee.

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The word from CBS via UK trainer. "He's OK. We're just going to do some further evaluation." Davis checking back in.

— Pete Thamel(@PeteThamelNYT) March 25, 2012"

Kyle Tucker of the Courier Journal also tweeted an update on Davis, and made a good point on his status for the rest of the game.

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Davis getting that knee worked on again by a trainer. Calipari needs to play without him, regardless of score.

— Kentucky Sports - CJ (@KyleTucker_CJ) March 25, 2012"

The fact that Davis was able to re-enter the game is good news for the Wildcats, and if they are able to hold onto a large second half lead and defeat Baylor, Davis would have almost a full week to rest his knee until the Final Four kicks off next Saturday.

However, it really is foolish for Davis to continue playing in the second half. The Wildcats are up by 15 with under 10 minutes left in the game and are in full control. There is no need for Davis at either end of the floor.

Kentucky can still win the national title even if Davis isn't at 100 percent for the rest of the tournament, but that challenge would certainly be more difficult if he's being bothered by a lot of pain.

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