‘We Don’t Give a Sh*t’: LeBron James Sounds Off on Criticism of Teammate Anthony Davis Live on Air
NBA superstar LeBron James on Thursday night did away with his filter when answering a question about teammate Anthony Davis.
After dropping the season opener to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Lakers responded with a big win over the Phoenix Suns. Leading the way for the Lakers was Davis, who finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds after totaling just 17 points and eight rebounds in the opener.
In that game against the Nuggets, all 17 of Davis’ points came in the first half. The day after, much of the talk about the game focused on Davis going scoreless in the second half. Stephen A. Smith, as one might expect, called it “atrocious.”
.@stephenasmith says AD’s performance vs. the Nuggets was “atrocious” 😳
“Ladies and gentlemen, you just saw the reason why the Los Angeles Lakers ain’t going to win no championship this year.” pic.twitter.com/Tal1NENw1K
— First Take (@FirstTake) October 25, 2023
After Thursday’s win, James was asked about the team’s response to the outside noise. He made it clear they didn’t care.
“We don’t give a shit about criticism about AD,” James said during a live post-game interview on TNT. “We don’t care. Nothing bothers us. AD doesn’t care. I don’t know if guys have figured that out. AD does not care. He’s not on social media, so he doesn’t see none of the crap. He rarely talks unless it’s to us. So, we don’t give a shit about it; and he definitely doesn’t. He’s going to do his job and we’re happy to have AD.”
Watch above via TNT.
