The Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the NBA playoffs by the Denver Nuggets last week.
Prior to the season commencing, L.A. handed Davis a five-year contract extension that will see him earning upwards of $60 million by 2026. The hope, clearly, is that he will be the franchise’s cornerstone for many years to come.
Unfortunately, despite having an extremely healthy season by his standards, Davis still wasn’t able to lead the Lakers past the first round of the playoffs in 2024.
Days after getting booted from the postseason, Davis revealed a bizarre back tattoo he recently got:
“Started with a dream”
Lakers star Anthony Davis with a new back tattoo 🔥pic.twitter.com/BqtrqpfmDI
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) May 4, 2024
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— Game 7 (@game7__) May 4, 2024
Reactions to the tattoo were largely what you would expect:
Anthony Davis (back inflammation) OUT until October
— JOELVENILE (@joelvenile) May 4, 2024
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— Game 7 (@game7__) May 4, 2024
Damn, man.
Tattoo artist tore AD’s hammy.
— Doctor Disney (@Doctor_Disney) May 4, 2024
YOU NEED TO BE WORKING ON YOUR MIDDY RIGHT NOW BRUHHH COME ON
— THE FANS STILL GON LOVE ME? (@922_WORLD) May 5, 2024
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— Game 7 (@game7__) April 30, 2024
The NBA is a joke tho. Imagine Mbappe next weekend after elimination by Dortmund doin this?🥱😏
— OLOYE IGWE✊🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸😁🇺🇸 (@igweigwe71) May 5, 2024
This dude got a hype video for his tattoo? Weird
— Joshua Fontanilla (@joshfontanilla) May 5, 2024
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— Game 7 (@game7__) May 1, 2024
Big picture, Davis being as healthy as he was this past season is definitely an optimistic sign of things to come.
But that alone isn’t enough. Results are what matter in Los Angeles.
Will Davis be able to lead the Lakers to another title at some point in the foreseeable future? Time will tell.
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A graduate from the University of Texas, Anthony Amador has been credentialed to cover the Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks and high school games all over the Lone Star State. Currently, his primary beats are the NBA, MLB, NFL and UFC.
