It seems Lakers power forward Jake LaRavia might be in need of an emergency trip to the dentist this week.

 

 

 

The 24-year-old showed on Sunday that after he was hit in the face during Los Angeles’ road matchup with the 76ers, he nearly lost one of his front teeth.

Jake LaRavia showing off his bloody mouth from getting hit in the face.
Lakers power forward Jake LaRavia suffered a gnarly tooth injury during Los Angeles’ road matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers Sunday.

In a snap shared on his Instagram page, LaRavia’s chomper looked like it was hanging on by a thread. Blood could be seen pooling around the gum as well.

 

 

 

The injury occurred in the first quarter of the big matchup at Xfinity Mobile Arena, when LaRavia was clocked in the mouth. He immediately covered his face in pain and bolted to the locker room.
Jake Laravia guarding Quentin Grimes during a basketball game.
Jake LaRavia returned to the Lakers’ game against the 76ers after suffering the mouth wound and helped lift the team to a 112-108 win.

 

 

 

He ultimately returned to the game, and helped lead the Lakers to a 112–108 victory, logging four points and two rebounds in 17 minutes.

 

 

 

Afterward, he appeared to be in good spirits despite the grisly wound, as he wrote in a caption on the picture, “Mood.”

“Great dub to end road trip,” he added.

Jake Laravia of the Los Angeles Lakers dribbles the ball against an opposing player.
Jake LaRavia scored four points and added two rebounds in the Lakers’ victory.

The win moved the Lakers to 2-1 on during their week away from Crypto.com Arena, and it also showed even though LeBron James’ historic streak of double-digit scoring nights was snapped on Dec. 4, he can still take over a game.

 

 

 

James scored 10 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter of the contest to lift the Lakers to the win. He added seven rebounds, six assists, a steal and a block.

Up next for James, LaRavia and the rest of L.A. is a home game against the Spurs on Wednesday.