Respect is a tricky thing. You’ve either got it or you don’t, and right now, it’s ridiculously evident that Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans sadly fall into the do not have category.
Let’s start with the man of the hour, the head coach who famously hit his breaking point inside the concrete walls of the Smoothie King Center on Saturday night with the Houston Rockets in town — and don’t forget — the figurehead who had consistently been unceremoniously booed by fans before the start of games.
Through 68 games of this regular season schedule, Alvin Gentry consistently endured watching his superstar not enjoy the same level of respect as his peers, and in the 69th, Davis was once again getting bullied on his home floor.