Why was Anthony Davis upset at LeBron James breaking the all-time NBA scoring record?
The Los Angeles Lakers went up against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday, but all the focus was on LeBron James who was only 36 points off Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to create NBA history.
So when LeBron James hit the Thunder with a fadeaway jump shot with the seconds ticking off near the end of the third quarter, history was made as LeBron overtook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the highest scorer of all time in the NBA. LeBron created history in his own right, and strengthened his argument even further in the discussion for the greatest player of all time.
While celebrations ensued almost immediately when LeBron racked up the two points that took him past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the all-time list for points in NBA history, all his teammates and staff seemed exalted for him. However, with the fans reliving the moment later on social media, many spotted a strange reaction from Anthony Davis to his teammate breaking the record.
It was seen that while all the rest of the Lakers roster joined LeBron on the court to celebrate the moment with him, Anthony Davis – who was very recently substituted and was on the sidelines – did not join LeBron as he strangely sat down in the dugout all by himself. However, since then, Davis has chosen to clarify his behaviour on the evening as he revealed all about the occasion.
Speaking in an interview following the game, Davis said that his behaviour had nothing to do with LeBron James breaking the all-time scoring record.
When LeBron hit the Thunder with a fadeaway jumper and reeled away in celebration, the whole roster joined him to celebrate on the court – other than Anthony Davis. However, Davis has since claimed that he did not join LeBron to celebrate the occasion with him because the Lakers were still losing the game at the end of the third quarter.
“I was pissed off that we were losing…It’s nothing [that] had to do with Bron, he knows that.” While the game did resume, the stumbling Lakers succumbed to another home defeat in an underwhelming season.
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