The Lakers have had many dominant big men with many remarkable performances throughout their long, storied history. The rafters in the Crypto.com Center are littered with names of the league’s all-time great centers from Wilt Chamberlain to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal with many in between.
Few, if any, have had a performance like the one Anthony Davis had on Tuesday. And it’s games like Tuesday’s against the Warriors in an important that makes LeBron James think he’ll one day have his jersey retired by the franchise.
Following the Lakers’ Game 1 win over the Warriors, LeBron discussed Davis’ 30-point, 23-rebound, 5-assist, 4-block performance.