“It’s Not Always Sweet and Smooth”: Anthony Davis Gives an Honest Submission of His Relation With LeBron James

Anthony Davis and LeBron James started playing together in 2019, but it seems like forever. The duo played their first game against the Clippers where they combined for 43 points, 19 rebs, and 13 assists. They lost the regular-season opener but went on to win seven consecutive games. The world thus got the feeling that these two were going to shake things up in the future.

They blended so well into each other’s style of play, that it was always one man lifting the other. They soon turned into the most-feared duo, and it became an enormous task for their opponents to tame them. With their work ethic and dedication, they’ve brought a great deal of happiness to the Lakers’ fraternity by giving them their 17th NBA Championship win. 

Anthony Davis gives an overview of his dynamic with LeBron

AD looked very relieved in the post-game conference, for obvious reasons. The job was finally done and the Lakers can sit back and relax for a bit after putting in over three successful months in the Orlando Bubble. 

The 27-year-old NBA Champion spoke candidly about his relationship with LeBron James. He revealed, “We’re close on the court but, you gotta see us off the court man [chuckles] it’s unreal. I’m always at his house, he’s always at my house. This is through the entire season. It’s no jealousy, no one’s envy of each other. Guys don’t have personal agendas. We’re just two guys who just want to win for various reasons… It starts with me and Bron, we put a lot of pressure on ourselves. I challenge him, he challenges me, and it’s not always sweet and smooth. But it gets the job done. You’re going to have the confrontations and arguments throughout the season to win a championship and we had our fair share but, at the end of the day, we respect one another.”

The two are such good friends that no disagreement on the court can harm their bond. AD further added, “Me and Bron’s relationship, we’re always close. I got to LA, he was the first one to text me, congratulate me, invited me to his house, we kind of celebrated then. It’s just grown over this past full calendar year, especially here in the Bubble because we’re around each other every day. So we’re able to really connect off the floor… Just learn more about each other… The way he acts, the way he leads… Being around his family… It just pushed me to become a better player, a better person.”

LeBron James won the Finals MVP award, and AD has something to do with that

Bron has won four titles with three different teams. On all the four occasions, he lifted the Finals MVP trophy. However, this time around, the debate was hot over whether he deserved it more that AD.

The Akron Hammer averaged 27.6/10.8/8.8 in the post-season while AD’s figures remained strikingly similar at 27.7/9.7/3.5 at 57.1 FG%. However, LeBron had one great outing in the NBA Finals where he scored a double-double in almost every game of the series. In Game 6, he got a triple-double with 28/14/10 and that pretty much closed the case around the Finals MVP. 

LeBron was also second to Giannis in the race of regular-season MVP and hence deserved this accolade. In their time together, AD and Bron have always pushed each other to greatness, and that has shown in their performance on the court.