After the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, Austin Reaves called out Anthony Davis’ haters.
Davis gets criticized by fans and pundits when he has bad games, but Reaves says Davis impacts the game more than just scoring.
Davis has had three poor games this season. He scored nine points on November 6 against the Miami Heat, nine points on November 16 against the Sacramento Kings and 10 points on November 22 against the Dallas Mavericks. The Lakers lost all those games and Davis was ripped on social media.
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Davis usually has strong games after bad games. The big man rebounded from his subpar Mavericks performance by putting up 32 points, 13 rebounds, three assists, two steals and three blocks versus the Cavaliers on November 25 while shooting 13-of-20 from the field and 6-of-7 from the free-throw line.
The Lakers improved to 10-7 after beating the Cavaliers. Davis is averaging 22.1 points, 12.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.9 blocks on the season while shooting 54.9% overall, 30.0% from beyond the arc and 86.2% from the foul line.
Davis signed a three-year, $186 million extension with the Lakers this past offseason. The future Hall of Famer is committed to Los Angeles for five more years and approximately $270.5 million.
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Davis’ extension, which kicks in for the 2025-26 season, is the richest extension in NBA history with a projected average annual value of $62 million. Davis and LeBron James have the same agent (Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group).
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