The Power forward for LA Lakers, Anthony Davis, has a infamously known for being one of the most injury-prone players in the recent NBA history. And with the recent right ankle sprain in February this year, and then injuring himself again after a 10-game return in April. Now, it seems as if the LeBron James starrer, Lakers #3, might get some special treatment for the upcoming NBA season.
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Meanwhile, a video clip is getting viral on the internet where fans can witness the, 29-year-old, Davis play a game of NBA 2023, and getting embarrassed. This was because he got injured in the video game as well while defending a basket. The video got a lot of responses from fans who thought it was actually funny and somewhat real-like.
Fans reacting to Anthony Davis getting injured in NBA 2k23
After the clip got viral on Twitter, fans were really rolling on the ground seeing the realism in the game. They also pointed out the fact that LeBron James can be seen looking down on AD making it even more hilarious to watch.
Anthony Davis plays 2k23 for the first time and is impressed by the realism of the game. pic.twitter.com/uwjRs2uma9
— Bones🦴 (@Boness754) September 10, 2022
Nawww, das gotta hurt your pride just a little as a hooper and a man🤣🤣
— Tone🐉🌟💰 (@ToneDaTazmanian) September 10, 2022
Why Bron looking down at em like that
— 🎭Vega 🎭 (@Reggie_IsDead) September 10, 2022
While other fans noticed that Davis actually looked away from the monitor and laughed after falling down while holding his calf. Notably, he was suffering some leg injuries this year, which have been a point of debate between the critics and fans alike.
Bro tried looking away from the game after that happened and the ending of his face💀
— David (@DavidGo91665851) September 10, 2022
He basically did this gif 😭 pic.twitter.com/OJM7SrOfCP
— Drew (@PGSupremacy) September 10, 2022
Another thing that had fans curious was the name that AD was using while playing.
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He had his avatar named “Lemillion,” which was actually the name of a popular anime character from the show, ‘My Hero Academia’.
“Lemillion”😭😭
— warriorsfansince2016 (@kago02) September 10, 2022
No way he named himself “lemillion”
— Coz 💎™️ (@9Vanity9WRLD9) September 11, 2022
Apart from this there was also a debate about the video being a fake and the actually footage is from NBA 2k22 rather than 2K23.
& it’s 2k22
— Kobes Disciple (@Kingnamedvega) September 10, 2022
Its faks but its hilarious😂
— AK (@_DontHaveAUser_) September 11, 2022
He gets injured even in 2k23
— Adoniss (@BklynsDon) September 11, 2022
But still fans found it hilariously true and were not bothered by the facts.
LeBron James and Anthony Davis’ injury record is getting worst each year
With a high risk of injury each game, the pro basketball players LeBron James and Anthony Davis both have developed very high numbers of injuries each game. As with the almost 71 games missed from 2018 to till date, LeBron James has gotten prone to more frequent injuries recently.
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While Anthony Davis 154 out of 226 games from 2018-till now. This means that he had missed 72 games due to several injuries. Thus making a point of discussion on how the Lakers might perform under such circumstances in the upcoming NBA season.
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However, coming back to the topic, what was your reaction to the video game injury? Let us know in the comments below.