Lakers News: Former Showtime Laker Applauds Ascent Of Anthony Davis

AD, the MVP?

Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Fame small forward James Worthy, who won three titles with the Showtime Lakers as the team's third All-Star next to Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the 1980s, recently took to Twitter emoji-applaud the recent output of current L.A. All-NBA center Anthony Davis.

Worthy, who also serves as an in-studio commentator for Lakers game broadcast on Spectrum SportsNet, commended AD's 55-point, 17-rebound, three-block drubbing of the Washington Wizards in a 130-119 road win last week.

#WorthyClap 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 https://t.co/hoOuKesCgV

— James Worthy (@JamesWorthy42) December 5, 2022

Worthy, the No. 1 pick out of the University of North Carolina in 1982, spent all 12 of his NBA seasons as a Laker. The 6'9" small forward was a seven-time All-Star in L.A. and was named the MVP of the Showtime Lakers' last Finals victory in 1988. During that legendary seven-game series against Isiah Thomas and the Detroit Pistons, Worthy averaged 22 points while connecting on 49.2% of his field goals and 73.5% of his free throws. He also averaged 7.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.6 blocks in that series.

Big Game James has long been an appreciator of All-Star Lakers power forward LeBron James, so it's nice to see him also giving LBJ's Lakers co-star Davis his flowers.

Across the course of his stellar career with the Lakers, Worthy boasts regular season averages of 17.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.7 blocks.

Davis has been enjoying a stellar season, ever since he became the focal point of the Lakers' offensive attack while James sat with a left adductor strain. For the year, the 6'10" All-Star center is averaging 27.7 points (on .596/.310/.832 shooting splits), 12.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.2 blocks, and 1.3 steals a night. L.A. has gone 10-13 during the games in which Davis has been healthy, and has an 11-15 record overall.