Yahoo Sports · May 19, 2025
Ice Cube: Lakers traded Anthony Davis for one major reason
Ever since the Los Angeles Lakers acquired generational superstar Luka Doncic in that tectonic Feb. 1 trade, their future has looked very bright, even if, in retrospect, they didn't have a real shot at winning the NBA championship this season.
But the other side of the trade is the fact that big man Anthony Davis, a legitimate superstar in his own right, was sent out. There have been whispers that perhaps the organization had some dissatisfaction with him or even that there was a bit of a rift between him and LeBron James.
In the opinion of O'Shea Jackson Sr., also known as the rapper Ice Cube, the Lakers grew a little wary of Davis' frequent injuries.