Anthony Davis shares candid reaction to LeBron James’ Hall of Fame nod

LeBron James was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Fame on Saturday as a part of the Redeem Crew. James and Chris Paul turned the primary lively gamers to be enshrined. Former LA Lakers teammate Anthony Davis reacted to James’ current accolade on social media.

In an Instagram publish, James celebrated his induction by sharing a picture of his orange jacket worn throughout the ceremony. He additionally flexed his Richard Mille Cut up-Seconds Chronograph LeBron James watch, which prices round $600,000.

“We In The Corridor Child!!!!! Ayyyyyyeeee 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾👑,” James wrote.

LeBron James’ Instagram garnered almost 500,000 likes and quite a lot of feedback from his mates, friends and different celebrities. Anthony Davis was a type of NBA friends who was comfortable to see “The King” get into the Corridor of Fame as an lively participant.

“ELITE,” Davis commented.

LeBron James and Anthony Davis had been teammates for 5 and a half seasons, profitable an NBA championship in 2020. Davis’ time with the LA Lakers ended on Feb. 2 when he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks as a part of the blockbuster Luka Doncic deal.

AD was tormented by accidents in his time with the Mavs to this point, enjoying in simply 9 video games as they missed the playoffs. He is wholesome getting into his first full season in Dallas, although the staff will not have Kyrie Irving as a result of a knee damage.

Nonetheless, the Mavs entrance workplace did a great job reshaping the roster after the Doncic commerce. They acquired fortunate and landed the primary decide within the 2025 NBA draft, deciding on Cooper Flagg. Additionally they signed D’Angelo Russell to fill in for Irving, whereas giving P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford new contracts.

Carmelo Anthony urges LeBron James to retire

Along with the Redeem Crew, gamers like Carmelo Anthony had been additionally inducted into the Naismith Memorial Corridor of Fame. Talking on “The Late Present with Stephen Colbert,” Anthony joked about LeBron James’ retirement, urging his pal and former teammate to affix him on this facet of the NBA.

“We discuss being round, being collectively, being tied, being linked, being talked about since we had been 17, 18 years previous,” Anthony stated. “And for me to be getting into the Corridor of Fame, and for him, hopefully, to get his a** up out of there and are available on over this facet. Sufficient is sufficient. Give it a break.”

“The King” has yet one more 12 months in his contract with the LA Lakers. It is unclear if he’ll be retiring on the finish of the 2025-26 season or persevering with his legendary profession.

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Juan Paolo is a journalist for Sportskeeda who covers the NBA and WNBA. He is been writing about basketball since 2015 and has been with Sportskeeda since 2021.

Juan’s allegiance lies with the Golden State Warriors and his journey with the Warriors started with their memorable victory over the Lakers in 2000, and he skilled the successes of the ‘We Imagine’ period and the rise of Steph Curry. 

What Juan loves most about basketball is its skill to evoke a spread of feelings, from adrenaline-fueled pleasure to the highs of victory and the lows of defeat. To make sure full accuracy in articles, he conducts thorough analysis earlier than writing his articles.

The Warriors’ victories within the 2022 and 2017 championships maintain a particular place in Juan’s reminiscences, in addition to iconic moments like Baron Davis’ dunk over Andrei Kirilenko and Goran Dragic’s efficiency within the 2010 Western Convention semifinals.

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