This hurts.
Anthony Davis was the player guarding Jamal Murray as the clock ticked down in Game 2 of the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets, and the Lakers star watched as Murray nailed a stunning game-winning buzzer-beater.
Davis wasn’t happy about it after the game, but it’s the moment after the shot that we’re focused on here. You can see AD getting completely caught in the Nuggets’ celebration with Murray, and it’s rough, although a classy Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was there to make sure Davis was OK.
NBA fans made jokes, of course. Here’s a sampling from X (formerly Twitter):
I can’t get over Anthony Davis falling into the Nuggets bench celebration and just disappearing pic.twitter.com/9cJQ7PmoAh
— Robert Littal BSO (@BSO) April 23, 2024
Murray had AD looking like a life alert commercial pic.twitter.com/dp90sd8qRb
— Jasmine (@JasmineLWatkins) April 23, 2024
Jamal Murray called Game. And AD had to lay at the bottom of the pile of celebration.#Nuggets pic.twitter.com/yVc7Y1zjLv
— Courtside Dave (@Courtside_Dave) April 23, 2024
AD getting stuck on the Nuggets bench as they celebrated gotta be the worst feeling ever 😭 pic.twitter.com/xP0op3IcyO
— The De🅿️re$$ed W🅰️rriors Fan ™️ (Parody) (@30problemz) April 23, 2024
Likely won’t be discussed at all…
BUT
check out KCP making sure his former teammate Anthony Davis’ foot DOES NOT GET HURT amidst that Nuggets pile up on the bench. pic.twitter.com/RjQYz7ToZO
— TJ Manotoc (@tjmanotoc) April 23, 2024