Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis are one of the best duos in the NBA and one of the reasons the two champions work so well together is that they don’t have any jealousy.
After the Lakers beat the Indiana Pacers to win the NBA In-Season Tournament, LeBron and Davis talked to NBA reporter Dave McMenamin of ESPN about their partnership.
“I know who I am, he knows who he is,” LeBron said. “So, there’s no friction. We’re not trying to compete with one another on the court or on a lifestyle basis. He knows who he is, I know who I am. The only thing we’re trying to do is hold each other accountable when we get to work and try to be the best we can be for each other, and when one is not going well, try to pick each other up. There’s no jealousy. There’s not a jealous bone in our bodies. We’re never jealous of one another. Ever.”
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LeBron and Davis led the Lakers to the 2020 NBA championship in their first season as teammates. Los Angeles is 108-57 in the regular season when LeBron and Davis are both in the lineup.
“He’ll say things like, ‘Let’s get AD going.’ Or, ‘Run this for AD,'” Davis said. “He’s doing a good job of making sure that I get my touches to have an opportunity to take over ballgames like tonight. So, he’s been in my corner through the ups and downs and the indifferent. He’s always been a guy who I can count on, who I can lean on for advice, or he just knows. He just knows me. … I just had that look tonight and he said, ‘I’m going to follow your lead.’ And he was able to, and the team was able to allow me be the guy and just feed off of it.”
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Against the Pacers in the NBA In-Season Tournament Championship Game, Davis had 41 points, 20 rebounds, five assists and four blocks, while LeBron had 24 points, 11 rebounds and four assists.
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