Former NBA Player Makes Controversial Anthony Davis Statement

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis was not a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year

Apr 20, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) reacts to a foul / Andrew Wevers-USA TODAY Sports

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis was not a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year, and shared his thoughts in a recent interview with ESPN's Dave McMenamin.

"I'll never get it," Davis told ESPN. "They're not giving it to me. The league doesn't like me. I'm the best defensive player in the league. I can switch 1 through 5. I can guard the pick-and-roll the best in the league, from a big standpoint. I block shots. I rebound. I don't know what else to do. I'm over it. I'm just going to do what I got to do to help the team win and try to play for a championship. Accolades and individual awards, I'm done with those."

During a recent episode of FanDuel's Run it Back show, former Memphis Grizzlies forward Chandler Parsons disagreed with this assessment from Davis, saying the Lakers star is injured too often.

Is the reason Anthony Davis hasn't won DPOY because the league doesn't like him? 🤔@ChandlerParsons: "I don't think this is anything personal, I think people actually really like him, I just think he gets hurt a lot."🤷‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/ahMJNh6Xgs

— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) April 25, 2024

While this may have been the case in previous years, Davis played 76 games for the Lakers this season. Very durable for Los Angeles this year, Davis certainly cannot be punished for a lack of availability this season, even if that has been an issue for him in previous years.

For Davis, he feels the league does not like him, which is why he believes he has not won Defensive Player of the Year in his career.

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