Anthony Davis: Lakers Looking to 'Spoil' Warriors Ring Night

The Los Angeles Lakers are looking to spoil ring night for the Golden State Warriors

Joey Linn | Oct 17, 2022

The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors will open up the 2022-23 season on Tuesday with a showdown in The Bay. With it being their first game following another championship, the Warriors will host a ring ceremony prior to tip-off. For LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the rest of the Lakers squad, their focus is spoiling this night for Golden State.

"Our first two games are against two title contenders. It’s always good to spoil a ring night. So our mindset is going up and starting this season with a couple Ws," Davis said on Monday.

Anthony Davis on the Lakers coming out of the gates against the Warriors and Clippers: "Our first two games are against two title contenders. It’s always good to spoil a ring night. So our mindset is going up and starting this season with a couple Ws"
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) October 17, 2022

The Lakers were not a good team last season, and missed the play-in tournament entirely. Looking to turn things around despite few roster changes from last season, Los Angeles will attempt to set the tone on opening night against the defending champs. Their first two weeks of the season project to be difficult, so if they can finish that stretch with a winning record, they will likely be feeling good about themselves. According to Davis, that pursuit starts on opening night against the Warriors.

In the same way Davis and the Laker want to spoil ring night for Golden State, the Warriors will be looking to give their fans something to cheer about after tip-off. While Steph Curry and other Warriors veterans are not expected to exceed 30 minutes while they ramp up their conditioning, Golden State is still favored to win this one.

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Published Oct 17, 2022

JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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