Anthony Davis receives cheers during his introduction in Crypto Arena
Love you AD!
The funniest thing about the Luka trade discourse has been seeing Lakers fans outraged at Mavs fans not appreciating AD and Mavs fans being like “no fuck that guy” lol
And it’s perfectly understandable on both sides
I mean objectively AD has played 14 of 52 games for the Mavs and hasn’t looked the same as his Lakers tenure for most of that time.
He hasn’t done anything to make Mavs fans appreciate him even beyond the trade
AD played hard for the first couple games when he got traded, to where you think it might have worked out. Then he got injured, Kyrie got injured, and that was it.
We havent had a fucking chance to appreciate him. He got injured in his first game and has played less than 15 games total for us as of tonight.
He’s the best player for that 2020 run and he was the centerpiece for the most improbable trade of the decade that set the Lakers up for the 2020s and 2030s.
Every Lakers fan adore him and want his jersey retired when it’s all said and done.
Jersey retired is a stretch but I definitely agree with everything else
Oh #3 is getting retired ok. Lakers socials only follow current players and players whose numbers are retired. They unfollow any former player immediately after they’re off the team, traded or left during FA. They’re still following AD.
Why? There are like a handful of Lakers #1 and #2 who’ve won those championships. Shaq-Kobe, Magic-Kareem, Kobe-Pau, LeBron and AD. Every one of those guys are up there.
Definitely true, but outside of LeBron all those guys won multiple rings with the Lakers. It wouldn’t surprise me either way to be honest
Anthony Davis brought the Lakers a 2020 NBA championship AND the 2023 IST championship, actually.
He’s jersey is getting retired.
The Laker criteria is HOF and play a major role in a championship for the team. AD is there easy
It’s going to get retired and deservedly so. I’m basically just repeating what others said so you can see more Lakers Flair is saying this.
Very stupid. AD is the most disrespected NBA superstar I can ever recall
Yessir
AD is beloved by the Lakers’ fans and he should be. He did nothing wrong during the trade, he played through several injuries and brought a title to the city.
of course he should be, he won the lakers a title and gave everything he had
I remember in reaction to the trade people would start with the “Lakers have traded AD…” and show all the Lakers fans upset that they traded AD before they learned they got Luka
Love seeing AD healthy man. Wish he wouldn’t rush back, guy needs to be stopped from himself
As he should! Champion 🏆
Nice to see. He was so massive in 2020, probably the closest any 1b has ever been to LeBron’s 1a in any of his postseason runs. It annoys me that his career being marred by injuries has earned him the dumb nicknames and stuff cuz I really think he’s one of the best power forwards ever
He deserves all the cheers.
Lakers fans still love the guy despite what fans waht
You’re contradicting yourself
AD was the goat in 2020, love this dude.
I know the term goat has basically just turned to mean great these days. But greatest of all time in 2020 sounds funny to me. It’s like being the tallest person below 6’0”
I mean it’s closer to saying the best player in the world in 2020 than it is to that. Which would actually be impressive imo even being the best player for one year is a rarity. That being said I don’t agree that AD was the best NBA player in 2020.
I wasn’t being 100% serious mainly just showing love for the guy who went off in the bubble and finals that year.
AD did have a legit argument as best player in the world that year. Many Lakers fans would say he was the lynchpin of the 2020 playoff run
Okay guy!
We love AD
Always gonna have love AD. I’ll be at your jersey retirement.
Anthony “Worth The Same As Luka Doncic” Davis
He so ass now its funny
The trade was only lopsided because of the age difference. Thinking Basketball just ranked AD’s peak ahead of Luka’s, at least through the 2025 season.
Well done, Lakers fans 👏
Goat
Of course I’ll be cheering too since he is the reason the team got Luka lol
Why wouldn’t he lmao
Glad he’s back
AD brought them a title and Luka no shit he is going to get cheers lol
That handshake actually injured him
Fuckin crumb bum!!
Cheering for getting them Luka
And a chip
The Lakers got a better return for 32 year old AD then the Pelicans got for a 25 year old AD
Only LA
You see that Clippers flair? They don’t know what that is.