Way back on the first day of training camp for the Los Angeles Lakers, Jared Dudley let it be known what he was going to do if one of his teammates was in trouble.
“Any flagrant foul on LeBron James, just give me the $20,000 fine. It’s on, straight up,” Dudley told reporters on Spectrum SportsNet. “Anyone touches Anthony Davis or LeBron James, that’s part of my job here. I’ve made my money, they can make my minimum.”
A few weeks later, Dudley elaborated on his stance to me, saying that “if I feel like it crosses a certain line, then there has to be something of a stand that you have to take for your teammates.