One of LeBron James' teammates, a star player for that matter, has found himself in the firing line for seemingly refusing to celebrate one of the most historic moments in NBA history.
Footage has emerged of Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis sitting on the bench as LeBron broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 39-year record to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer.
In the viral clip, Davis - unlike the rest of his teammates - didn't rise to his feet to celebrate or even watch the iconic moment.
In fact, he didn't even applaud LeBron, instead choosing to remain on the bench where he watched on by checking out the big screen inside Crypto.com Arena.
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Davis' reaction, or rather lack thereof, hasn't gone down well with the wider NBA community who have wasted no time in piling in.
ESPN’s Jalen Rose gave perhaps the most damning assessment, labelling AD's actions as “petty” and “jealous”.
“There’s no way on God’s green earth that you can be sitting down when the greatest record in the history of basketball is being broken,” Rose said.
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“It comes off as petty, it comes as you’re hating, it comes off as that you’re jealous of the moment and when things like that happen, overarching, you feel like, can they continue to play together?”
On social media, others clearly shared the same sentiment.
At one point during the fourth quarter, cameras picked up an interesting exchange between LeBron and AD.
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Still taking in all the emotions from his history-making moment, LeBron told Davis on the bench: “I love you bro. That’s all, I want you to know.”
Speaking after the game int he locker room, Davis didn't seem all too fussed about it all, although he did somewhat congratulate his teammate.
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"He's played a big part in the team's success, a big part in my success. A leader in all kinds of ways in all kinds of ways, all kind of facets on and off the floor," Davis said.
"He's a great human being, family guy, check all the boxes. Definitely well deserved.
"He's put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into this game and it was an honour to be able to witness it live."
Asked how emotional it was for the team, he replied: "I don't think it was emotional for us".
Topics: Basketball, NBA, Lebron James, LA Lakers
Max Sherry