Harleytk24 | Lakers

847 | 16 hours ago

“I’m Back”

anji_gi

423 | 16 hours ago

Into “my back”

ihazsmuvbren

117 | 16 hours ago

Ow, my back!

WhoUCuh

11 | 15 hours ago

Lmao

CazOnReddit | Raptors

6 | 15 hours ago

My crack

Routine-Duty-1570

0 | 3 hours ago

“I like it”

Maverick916 | Kings

1 | an hour ago

At the end of the movie The Color of Money, the last line is Paul Newman exclaiming “I’m back”

Then Ben Stiller does this parody of the movie on SNL where John Mahoney exclaims “my back!” at 5:44, To make fun of it.

Y’all’s comment chain made me want to mention it.

LegitimateMoney00 | Knicks

654 | 16 hours ago

Could you imagine telling someone at the beginning of last season that both Trae Young and Anthony Davis will be playing for the Washington Wizards 15 months from now?

__Just_A_Lurker

473 | 15 hours ago

We might need another 15 months before we see both of them playing together on the wizards

yoloqueuesf | NYK

79 | 15 hours ago

Jokes on us, we won’t even see them play 15 games together or even 15 minutes together.

AlmostCorrectInfo | Timberwolves

5 | 6 hours ago

You’ll see plenty of Trae. But Jordan will remain the most effective player to wear 23 for the Wizards.

Neversoft4long

4 | 4 hours ago

Yeah I think young has been healthy for a few weeks. Wizards are just tanking tho so they don’t want him to play. Next year he will probably miss a few games here and there but I don’t expect it too be anything to serious. Davis on the other hand legitimately may play like 10 games total next year lmao. I fuck with the trade. They didn’t give anything up really and have the potential of a Sarr AD front court which should be one of the best in the league next year. But that all relies on this Mr Glads mf surviving long enough lmao

MddlingAges | Knicks

5 | 9 hours ago

Yeah, hold off, it still might not happen!

Professor_Kush | 76ers

3 | 9 hours ago

/thread I’ve seen enough

Chessh2036 | Hawks

27 | 15 hours ago

Dude if you told me that at the beginning of THIS season I would have said you’re crazy lol

ExpressionAlone5204 | Thunder

9 | 14 hours ago

Yeah man! Jalen Johnson is the natural leader of Atlanta. And of course the best player on the Lakers, Reaves, is carrying that team now that he’s back from injury!

GodIsOverrated | Slovenia

1 | 3 hours ago

And that Luka to Lakers would be a side effect of that transition.

iwin10 | San Francisco Warriors

1 | 37 minutes ago

Joining superstar Jordan Poole as he slowly disappears from the league

magnoliaAveGooner

1 | 30 minutes ago

Davis gets paid by the Wizards.

brentljs411

-2 | 7 hours ago

Wiz fans would’ve bitched about it tbh. They loved tanking and no expectations

fuzzythinker | Nuggets

449 | 16 hours ago

Still think he should wear 80 for “AD”

just_one_random_guy | Lakers

146 | 16 hours ago

81 for AD won

kyleyle | Raptors

94 | 15 hours ago

88 for AD ate

Potential_Jello_8705

93 | 14 hours ago

84 for AD 4 so they don’t play him at center

camelclutchcity

5 | 5 hours ago

Trade for Andre Drummond and he can wear 82

Less-Tax5637 | Knicks

71 | 15 hours ago

nah nah not that one, this aint the celtics

Ok_Daikon_7726 | Lakers

17 | 15 hours ago

The suspiciously Queta shaped elephant in the room

TheGreatShaqtus | Timberwolves

21 | 15 hours ago

I’m partial to 89 for “AD Nein” as an answer to any injury availability questions in German

zachthompson02 | Warriors Bandwagon

12 | 14 hours ago

8080 for ADHD

itrynottocuss

6 | 5 hours ago

Do NOT choose this number when in germany

Yung_Jose_Space | Supersonics

4 | 15 hours ago

This is AD not Kyrie.

manolokbzabolo

2 | 9 hours ago

Who’s number 14 on the wizards? They could become Elon Musk’s favourite NBA team

MisterDobalina | Wizards

3 | 13 hours ago

Let’s go to 80

dumasymptote | Mavericks

2 | 5 hours ago

I want basketball to move towards a more soccer like system where your top guys would wear 1-5 based on their positions. Then AD could settle the matter finally by wearing number 4.

Exotic_Pension_9993 | Suns

219 | 16 hours ago

not the best idea to try and fight the “i’m not washed” narratives by choosing the number that invokes Wizards MJ

Chessh2036 | Hawks

99 | 15 hours ago

Wizards MJ wasn’t that bad, at least before the knee injury.

EmbarrassedRing7806 | Lakers

-39 | 15 hours ago

He wasnt that good either

PauloDybala_10 | Heat

72 | 14 hours ago

For a 40 year old he was

ultranonymous11 | Magic

5 | 7 hours ago

I feel like LeBron has changed the narrative quite a bit

EmbarrassedRing7806 | Lakers

-34 | 13 hours ago

The convo was bout being washed

If u gotta qualify his abilities with “w-well if you give him bonus points for being old” then he was prob washed lmfao

MisterDobalina | Wizards

37 | 13 hours ago

I’m not saying Bron is washed but this coming from a Lakers fan with the 41 year old on your roster is rich.

superworriedspursfan | Wizards

5 | 6 hours ago

if lebron is washed, wizards MJ was way worse lol.

Regular_Leading_474

1 | 2 hours ago

Way worse just shows you don’t know ball

EmbarrassedRing7806 | Lakers

-13 | 7 hours ago

Bron is washed

Hes good for 41

But hes washed

Lol

Congrats on the peak of your franchise being two years of a washed player tho lmfao

New_Elk_2938

-16 | 12 hours ago

Bron is washed

It’s just that he’s LeBron, so he’s still nice

ofujnjj

16 | 15 hours ago

He’s not washed though, just a few injuries from the horrible mavs medical team

retrospects | Minneapolis Lakers

42 | 15 hours ago

He was injured when he got traded to the Mavs too.

janronin31 | Kings Bandwagon

35 | 14 hours ago

and he got rushed back so that nico can prove his vision

alextheruby | DAL

19 | 15 hours ago

And the injuries before that?

WhoaIsThatMars | Knicks

13 | 15 hours ago

ADavisInjuryHistory.jpeg

BroiledGoose | Mavericks

2 | 5 hours ago

Was so crazy when the Mavs medical team caused his detached retina! If only they had done more eye strengthening exercises like the good medical teams!!

Atlanta-Anomaly | Hawks

144 | 16 hours ago

23 is probably the amount of games he’ll play next season

kamekaze1024

70 | 15 hours ago

Dawg he hasn’t even reached 20 games this season

Feeling_Perception72

18 | 7 hours ago

He probably wont consider the wizards will probably shut him down for the rest of the season to tank

kamekaze1024

8 | 6 hours ago

My bad he’s actually played Exactly 20 games. He won’t reach 23 games played, like you said tho

Adorable-Bike-9689

3 | 3 hours ago

AD played 20 games this season? That can’t be right seems like too many

jimenycr1cket | DAL

1 | an hour ago

“Shut him down” == do nothing and let him get the surgery he was already going to get in six weeks

Haunting-Set4223

80 | 16 hours ago

23 injuries before the start of next season

wypipoareevil

2 | 16 hours ago

r/nba: TNT are such haters calling AD Street Clothes!!

also r/nba

reldnahcAL | Lakers

5 | 9 hours ago

They’re former players on national television. We’re shitposters on a message board.

Accomplished_Can5333

2 | 16 hours ago

🙄 good one bro

Salty_Watermelon | Clippers

63 | 16 hours ago

AD also paid homage to another NBA great during his stint as a Maverick. 29 games played (23 + 6) to honor LeBron.

Scotia_Shark | Raptors

45 | 16 hours ago

I wonder if he will also play 82 games averaging 37 minutes per next season?

Dar8_Vader

18 | 16 hours ago

23 minutes, 23 games at best is what he has in mind. You asking too much for a glass body

If it makes it any better,

Warriors got Tingus Pingus and their team doc Celebrini got Steph, Horford, Drama Green, Melton, Jimmy and him to manage. Maybe MDJ is gonna get AD in the offseason

pollinium | MIN

3 | 3 hours ago

I have terrible news for you about Jimmy Butler

Jayjaybingz | OKC

20 | 16 hours ago

Who is going to have the best late career wizards tenure? Westbrook? Dwight Howard? Middleton? Porzingis? AD?

Bwiggly | Lakers

49 | 15 hours ago

Westbrook was electric in Washington. Paul Pierce is up there too.

callitajax1 | Raptors

14 | 12 hours ago

I think its pierce and its not even close. He rolled the raptors then hit 2 crazy buzzer beaters vs the hawks( will go to my grave believing the game 7 shot went in)

devotedhero | Wizards

3 | 7 hours ago

I CALLED GAME

CarterAC3 | NBA

4 | 12 hours ago

He called game

Superlolz

12 | 15 hours ago

Who got them to the playoffs? Checkmate.

x-trauma | Bulls

10 | 15 hours ago

Washington Westbeast

risforpirate | ATL

4 | 5 hours ago

Westbrook in Washington was good TV, shit was always fun to watch

Culinary-Vibes | Celtics

16 | 16 hours ago

Isn’t a suit and loafers what he will be mainly wearing on the bench anyway?

Gandalf_from_3 | Celtics

12 | 16 hours ago

You mean he’s gonna play 1 season and then retire?

Ilikesporks_ | Lakers

14 | 16 hours ago

that’d actually be pretty good for the wizards

abdullahi666

10 | 15 hours ago

Reading the comments, do people really hate AD this much?

BuildNuyTheUrbanGuy | Pelicans

20 | 15 hours ago

We do.

abdullahi666

21 | 15 hours ago

Y’all are expected, and I don’t really blame Mavericks fans for being upset. But the constant hate for being injured is lowkey kinda weird to me lol. It seems so mean spirited and personal.

MddlingAges | Knicks

11 | 9 hours ago

Jokes aren’t hate man, they’re just jokes.

CommiesFan1946

1 | 2 hours ago

Yeah just like my vote for Donald Trump was a joke. Jokes are never anything more than jokes. ha ha!

BuildNuyTheUrbanGuy | Pelicans

1 | 15 hours ago

Nba fans are ridiculous with the injury stuff. One player misses some time and they’re automatically injury prone.

rayquan36 | Wizards

6 | 6 hours ago

They don’t hate AD, they’re just a bunch of really bad amateur comedians repeating the same jokes they heard somewhere else already.

Schamson | Toronto Huskies

1 | 3 hours ago

He’s bizarro Josh Gordon: amazing player who dominates but is inconsistently available and frustrating to depend on if you are a fan of him/his team (every type of injury instead of every type of drug, and people love to shit on him instead of meme about powering up their love for him)

LeagueWinningPickup

1 | 3 hours ago

Short term thinking Nephews. AD has a 5 years of dominant play left in him. They always ignore that he never misses playoff games and can play through most of these injuries if it makes sense.

heshouldgo | Lakers

9 | 16 hours ago

AD in 23 has aura

Yung_Jose_Space | Supersonics

9 | 15 hours ago

Bench goin to be practically glowin.

AssBlastFromDaPast

6 | 14 hours ago

Every 23 years, for 23 days……it gets to eat.

621_ | Lakers

3 | 13 hours ago

AD just injured his groin boarding the plane

lilzoe5 | DAL

1 | 12 hours ago

Injured putting on his jersey

KirkwoodKid

5 | 13 hours ago

Is Davis playing time going to be over or under the 29 games he played for the Mavs?

Legendtner | Grizzlies

5 | 8 hours ago

Others probably wanted to anyways and they probably weren’t allowed to. There is no way for what 25 years nobody didn’t want the iconic Jordan number on the wizards.

The wizards org didn’t want somebody to wear 23 to escape comparisons with Jordan. Anthony Davis has/had a fantastic career which will make him a hall of famer in the future and is the first one to have a great resume to play for the wizards who wanted 23.

Or the wizards were thinking about retiring Jordan’s number until a few months ago.

logitaunt | Wizards

1 | 4 hours ago

soft jersey retirements are so interesting to me. I bet every team has a jersey number that they won’t let average players use, but also won’t raise in the rafters.

Never occurred to me that Wizards 23 is. I think 2 is right now for Wall, but what about 3?

mrsir1987 | Suns

3 | 10 hours ago

[spence] AD will wear street clothes for the Washington wizards, according to the monumental sports broadcast.

LittleTension8765 | Lakers

3 | 7 hours ago

Going to be such a fun 2k team to play with tbh

PennyG | Thunder

3 | 6 hours ago

Look how the stars aligned? Wtf. That’s some dumb shit to say

jimmylamstudio

2 | 16 hours ago

If he suits up

ImjustANewSneaker | LAL

2 | 16 hours ago

Retirement AD ✌️

benjidaull666

2 | 16 hours ago

AD: “I’m back.”

wizards fans: 🔥🤯

AD: “no, my back. My back hurts. I’m hurt.”

SheriffHarryBawls

2 | 14 hours ago

Trae & Davis ECF appearance will be a thing

Bar-Tailed_Godwit | Timberwolves

2 | 12 hours ago

For fuck’s sake. Are we really doing this?!?

LoFi_Funk | Pistons

2 | 10 hours ago

Another broke down star wearing 23 for Washington. Sounds like serendipity.

givemetaxhelp

2 | 8 hours ago

Baseball journalists give you crazy stats, comparing past and present players.

Meanwhile NBA journalists just play astrology and write fan fic.

slimJEZZY2K19

2 | 7 hours ago

Street clothes

csstew55 | Pistons

2 | 7 hours ago

That’s his personal goal for games played every season

RDomination

1 | 16 hours ago

23 games played next season

retrospects | Minneapolis Lakers

1 | 15 hours ago

Ok

back2schooldaze | 76ers

1 | 15 hours ago

And both washed in Washington. Synergy.

TechnicalDingo7713

1 | 15 hours ago

23 the total amount of games he will play over the next 2 years

No-Diver6326

1 | 13 hours ago

“Look how the stars align.”

nxj102375 | Knicks

1 | 13 hours ago

Wish he picked 1 so the few Johnny Davis fans could break out their jerseys

Other_Recognition269

1 | 12 hours ago

The only difference is davis will play less than 23 games

alfi_k | Mavericks

1 | 9 hours ago

To honour MJ he will also play 23 games next season

whataretherules7 | Pelicans

1 | 9 hours ago

As a pelican, that’s all folks for your dumbass eyebrow career

fedaralala

1 | 9 hours ago

Knowing AD, MJ will still be the last player actively wearing that jersey number.

MumrikDK

1 | 8 hours ago

It has always been odd to me that high end basketball players flocked to the number that forever will belong to someone else.

It’s like the one number I’d never even consider wearing if I was in the league.

Toadlift | Mavericks

1 | 8 hours ago

Anthony Davis will wear casts on his gnarled aching limbs for the Wizards

imminentjogger5 | Warriors

1 | 7 hours ago

I’m surprised the Wizards didn’t retire that number

sweeptheleg_07 | Nuggets

1 | 6 hours ago

Happy for our boy Wheelchair

Trick-Indication2447 | Raptors

1 | 5 hours ago

He needed any of these numbers (3,6,9,23,32,33) and only conspiracy theorists know why

Shyftyy

1 | 4 hours ago

The wizards should try to trade AD for Luka

lambopanda | Rockets

1 | 4 hours ago

What!? Wizards didn’t retire #23?

Neversoft4long

1 | 4 hours ago

Honestly I kinda questioned why we retired that number. Jordan is the goat or goat adjacent but he played with us one season. 23 is a popular number. He doesn’t care about the wizards and the wizards shouldn’t care about respecting him

ConfidentBurrito | Suns

2 | 3 hours ago

Are the stars in the room with us?

Outbrake83

2 | an hour ago

Jersey number and games per year will match! Yay!

Major_Enthusiasm1099 | Cavaliers

2 | 34 minutes ago

To honor MJ, He will also lead this team nowhere.

KeiFeR123 | Raptors

1 | 20 minutes ago

Number 23 because he will only play 23 games for the Wizards.

Dymatizeee | Knicks

0 | 15 hours ago

23 for the number of games he’ll play

East1st

0 | 13 hours ago

So AD will be healthy for 23 games a season.

oldmatey | Australia

0 | 10 hours ago

The league needs to retire 23 across the board to stop these egomaniacs from embarrassing themselves

ParisLake2 | Lakers

0 | 4 hours ago

The Wizards haven’t been relevant since the days of Arenas/Butler/Jamison, and before that, since the days of Michael Jordan.

Also, Michael Jordan belongs in the all-time Washington Wizards team.

[Spence] Anthony Davis will wear No. 23 for the Washington Wizards, according to the Monumental Sports broadcast. 23 years ago, Michael Jordan was the last player to wear 23 for the Wizards. Look at how the stars aligned.