What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
It’s wild how a bunch of media jump at any chance to attack AD but also will go to any extreme to defend Tatum – 8:33 PM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
I’ll be on @ESPNLosAngeles w/@ScottKaplan from 4-7pm PT. Talking a whole bunch of Lakers, Anthony Davis, Dodgers, NFL and whatever other assorted nonsense. @BlakeHHarris at 5:45. Listen up! AK – 7:30 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
I asked Lakers coach Darvin Ham on if medical team evaluated Anthony Davis specifically to see if he had a concussion. Ham: “We wouldn’t go out and make statements without that being the case. We follow protocol, not just with AD, but any of our players and any of our employees.” – 6:18 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Darvin Ham says Anthony Davis is not in the concussion protocol and listed as probable to play in Game 6 tomorrow. – 6:05 PM
Mike Bresnahan @Mike_Bresnahan
Anthony Davis is not in the NBA concussion protocol and will be listed as probable for Game 6 tomorrow vs. GS, Lakers Coach Darvin Ham said. – 6:04 PM
Brad Turner @BA_Turner
Anthony Davis will be listed as probable for Lakers vs Warriors in Game 6 tomorrow, per Lakers coach Darvin Ham. Said AD is doing good – 6:03 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Lakers coach Darvin Ham said on a Zoom call that Anthony Davis is “not in the protocol and not showing any signs of anything.” Ham said Davis is listed as probable for Game 6 tomorrow. – 6:03 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
As I just reported on NBA Today, a source close to Anthony Davis told ESPN on Thursday morning he “doesn’t envision any scenario” where AD would miss Friday’s Game 6 against the Warriors. “It’s the playoffs,” the source added. – 3:18 PM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
The irony of Barkley and Shaq implying through laughter that Anthony Davis was too soft to play through that hit to the head is neither had the balls to just say it. AK – 2:55 PM
Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Anyone who has laughed at Anthony Davis or questioned his toughness after he suffered a head injury is contributing to toxic sports culture and should be ashamed of themselves. – 1:15 PM
Sam Amick @sam_amick
Lakers-Warriors scouting report, at @TheAthletic: Why the Anthony Davis effect, and the refs, still loom so large in this series
AD’s health, the progress Golden State made against his defense, intel on the officiating back-and-forth, and more…
theathletic.com/4509128/2023/0… – 10:56 AM
Bill Reiter @sportsreiter
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Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
Per @Brian Windhorst if AD goes into concussion protocol today he would be out for Game 6 and ‘very unlikely’ for Game 7
Obviously would be very good news for the Lakers if he’s not on the injury report. – 9:07 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
New story: There was no mention of a concussion after an initial evaluation of Anthony Davis, a source close to the Lakers center told ESPN. The team, however, has yet to provide an official status for Davis moving forward with Game 6 looming Friday bit.ly/3VVs1Kz – 3:11 AM
Kylen Mills @KylenMills
Chris Haynes just said on TNT that Kevon Looney elbowed Anthony Davis in the temple. They took Davis off the floor to a room where he was stumbling & shaky on his feet. Then he had to be wheel-chaired to the locker room. Now sources are telling him AD has avoided a concussion. 🤔 – 1:13 AM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
LeBron on his level of concern about AD:
“I didn’t see the (elbow from Looney), I just saw the aftermath. The medical team said he’s doing better, so that’s what matters the most.” – 1:12 AM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
LeBron on AD: “I didn’t see the shot, I just saw the aftermath. The medical team said he’s doing better, so that’s what matters the most.” – 1:11 AM
Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
Early diagnosis indicates Anthony Davis appears to have avoided a concussion and is doing much better now, league sources tell @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport. – 1:08 AM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
While we don’t yet know the exact nature of Anthony Davis’ injury, the logical fear right now is that he has suffered a concussion.
Below is the NBA’s concussion protocol and the steps needed to return to play. pic.twitter.com/et4VpI1FKG – 12:47 AM
Kylen Mills @KylenMills
Lakers Head Coach Darvin Ham just said he checked on Anthony Davis and he seems to be doing better already. However, on the TNT postgame broadcast they said he was woozy getting off the floor, and Chris Haynes reported he was taken in a wheelchair. #dubnation – 12:45 AM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Darvin Ham said Anthony Davis “seems to be doing really good already.” Davis is still being evaluated by the team’s medical staff. – 12:39 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
There are members of the Warriors medical staff standing by outside the Lakers locker room, presumably to evaluate Anthony Davis. – 12:39 AM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Darvin Ham on Anthony Davis: “He took a shot to the head. He seems to be doing really good already. That’s where he’s at and the status of it right now.” – 12:38 AM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Lakers Coach Darvin Ham on Anthony Davis (head injury): “He took a shot to the head. He seems to be doing really good already. That’s where he’s at and the status of it right now.” – 12:38 AM
Brad Turner @BA_Turner
Lakers drop 121-105 game to Warriors. Lakers still lead series 3-2 with Game 6 Friday at Crypto.com Arena. Now the question is what is status of Anthony Davis – 12:32 AM
Kylen Mills @KylenMills
Anthony Davis to the locker room with a reported head injury. The NBA’s concussion protocol requires that a player has no symptoms, has been evaluated by a physician, has passed the league’s return-to-exertion protocols. That process typically takes a week. #dubnation – 12:32 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Warriors win 121-106
*Steph Curry: 27 points, separation shots in 4th
*Andrew Wiggins: 25 points, gave needed first half punch with Klay struggling
*Draymond Green: 20 points, GSW 27-2 last 29 games he scores 18+
*GP2 a +25 in 27 mins. Lock to start G6.
*AD’s status in question – 12:31 AM
Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Lakers center Anthony Davis went to locker room in wheelchair after being elbowed in the face. Lakers GM Rob Pelinka and Davis’ agent Rich Paul are huddled by the visiting locker room. – 12:28 AM
Kendrick Perkins @KendrickPerkins
Like I said before this series comes down to the battle between AD and Draymond. Tonight Draymond stopped with all that friendly stuff and came to hoop on both ends of the floor and got his team the W! Carry the hell on… btw Lakers in 6 – 12:28 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
The Lakers throw in the towel with 2:47 to go in the 4th Q, down by 13. Anthony Davis subbed out with 7:34 to go after taking an inadvertent shot to the side of his head by Kevon Looney. Game 6 tips off in about 46 hours in L.A. – 12:27 AM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Looney has inadvertently injured both LeBron and AD tonight. LeBron came down on his foot for a left ankle inversion after his layup late in the 3rd, then Looney got AD with the elbow early in the 4th. – 12:21 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Finally got a look at the AD replay. It was Looney inadvertantly hitting him in this face, not Gary Payton II poking him in the eye as I thought happened live. At any rate, he’s been out of the game for the last several minutes and his being attended to away from the bench. – 12:19 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Warriors lost a Game 4 Monday night where they couldn’t take advantage of the LeBron James off minutes (outscored by 11 in 5:03 with James on bench)
Now we’re going to see if Golden State takes advantage of Anthony Davis off the floor in the 4th quarter of Game 5 – 12:18 AM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
We’re awaiting an update on Anthony Davis after he appeared to take an elbow from Kevon Looney in the middle of the 4th Q. He’s currently back in the locker room. – 12:17 AM
Brad Turner @BA_Turner
Anthony Davis just got out of his chair and left through the tunnel with 6:35 left and Lakers down 102-90 – 12:12 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Anthony Davis got poked in the eye by Gary Payton II and had to sub out to get attended to. The Lakers trail by 12 with about 7 minutes to go in the 4th Q. – 12:10 AM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Anthony Davis appeared to get poked in the eye on the previous possession. He subbed out and is being tended to by the Lakers’ medical staff. – 12:09 AM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
It definitely feels like the Warriors are trying to tire out AD. Before, they were trying to avoid him at all costs defensively. Now they’re trying to put him in a bunch of actions – 12:05 AM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Third quarter: Warriors 93, Lakers 82
Anthony Davis and LeBron James each have 21 points. Dennis Schroder has 14 points. Austin Reaves has 10 points and 6 rebounds. The Warriors are winning points in the paint, 2nd-chance points and fast-break points. – 11:56 PM
Brad Turner @BA_Turner
Lakers down 93-82 to Warriors end of third. AD and LeBron James lead Lakers with 21 points each. Andrew Wiggins has 20 for Warriors – 11:55 PM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
It’s the Lakers now breathing a sigh of relief after 3. Weathered an 18-point deficit to bring it back to 11, 93-82. LeBron at 30 mins, AD 29. – 11:55 PM
Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Veteran NBA player after Warriors Game 4 loss to Lakers: ‘Whoever Anthony Davis is guarding should be in pick-and-roll action every time.’ – 11:49 PM
Haralabos Voulgaris @haralabob
Lakers can’t just switch AD and have him chill on the perimeter – they have to figure out a counter that GSW should have continued to exploit last game. – 11:43 PM
Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
That play is why it’s important to get in the paint and be threatening. Curry made AD come to him, which opened up the pass. It only works if they are attacking with intention – 11:37 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Warriors up 70-59 at half. They’ve made 11 3s. A ton of high screen action involving Anthony Davis, even inverted it and had Curry screen him. Extra Draymond Green energy. He took two charges on Davis, a swing call in this series. Andrew Wiggins: 16 loud points. – 11:12 PM
Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Steph Curry ends the first half by making a buzzer-beating 3 to put the Warriors up, 70-59. The Warriors have made 11 3-pointers. But both AD (18 points) and LeBron (17 points) are hot at the same time. – 11:12 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Halftime: Warriors 70, Lakers 59
Steph Curry’s buzzer-beating 3 to end the first half is good. Anthony Davis has 18 points (8-12 FGs). LeBron James has 16 (three 3s). Dennis Schroder has 11 points. Austin Reaves has 7 points and 6 rebounds. The Warriors have made 11 3s. – 11:11 PM
Brad Turner @BA_Turner
Steph Curry nailed 3 at buzzer to give Warriors 70-59 lead over Lakers at the half. AD had 18 points and LeBron James 17 for Lakers. – 11:10 PM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Curry was due there, triple at the buzzer gives Warriors a 70-59 halftime lead. And you can see Curry breathe a sigh of relief. He’s got 12. Wiggins, 16, Green 14.
AD with 18, LeBron with 17 – 11:10 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Disastrous close to the quarter for the Lakers, 6-0 after they’d cut it to 5. Looney oreb, Klay 3, Looney picks AD, Steph iso 3 to end the quarter. – 11:10 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
LeBron and AD have both gone for 25+ points in the same game just once these playoffs — Game 3 against Memphis. It’s looking like it could happen again tonight. Davis has 18 pts on 8-of-12 shooting; James has 17 pts on 5-of-9 shooting.
But the Lakers trail 70-59 at the half. – 11:10 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Lakers have discovered that whenever they run or pretend to run that guard screening AD out of the corner, Draymond sticks to him and they can get to the rim easily without help elsewhere. – 10:53 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
I don’t think more offense is the answer for the Warriors. They still can’t score very well vs the Lakers guards and AD. I think they need to win this on defense. – 10:39 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
First quarter: Warriors 32, Lakers 28
The Lakers responded well after trailing by as many as 12 points early. Anthony Davis has 13 points on 6-for-8 shooting. Austin Reaves has 5 points and 5 rebounds. The bench provided some energy. Golden State made seven 3s in the frame. – 10:38 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Warriors have a 32-28 first-quarter lead over the Lakers. Warriors absorbed Klay’s tough start (1-for-7) with 3s elsewhere (7-for-12). Lakers have stayed in it with Anthony Davis staying dominant (13 points on 6-for-8 clip). – 10:38 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Despite the Warriors shooting 7-for-12 from 3 in the 1st Q, the Lakers were able to close the gap thanks to Anthony Davis (13 pts on 6-for-8) and go into the 2nd Q down just 32-28. – 10:37 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Anthony Davis wants to end this thing tonight. Just needs the rest of the team to join him. All things considered though, starting 17-5 and ending with a four-point deficit in the first quarter is a win. – 10:37 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
The Lakers respond with an 11-4 run to make it 21-16. 4:16 left in the first. Anthony Davis has 9 points on 4-for-6 shooting. – 10:27 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Despite a hot start from 3 for GSW (4 for 6), LAL are within 5 at 21-16 after a quick 6-0 run.
Anthony Davis already has 9 points, on 4 of 6 FG’s. – 10:27 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
The Lakers’ second-half adjustment was putting Anthony Davis on Andrew Wiggins after GP2 crushed AD on screen
Davis is starting the game guarding Wiggins – 10:15 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
It’s a best-case scenario first possession for the Lakers, as Davis draws PF No. 1 on Draymond Green. Green was aggressive with AD in Game 4, but avoided foul trouble.
Neither AD nor LeBron settled for a jumper, as AD attacked inside. – 10:12 PM
Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Lakers say Anthony Davis (right foot stress injury) and LeBron James (right foot soreness) have been upgraded to AVAILABLE for tonight’s game at Golden State.
Mo Bamba (left ankle soreness) has been downgraded to OUT. – 9:25 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Steve Kerr said they “for sure” could’ve gone to the Andrew Wiggins, Steph Curry high screen game more in the second half of Game 4 after Lakers put Anthony Davis on Wiggins, but “part of the thinking is that Steph and Draymond are our bread and butter.”
Full answer pic.twitter.com/9EVD8ml198 – 8:27 PM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
I’m not particularly surprised nor even outraged Anthony Davis was left off both the All-Defense and All-NBA teams. Predictable, and is what it is. But why was he designated as a forward for All-Defense voting and a center for All-NBA voting? Pick a lane, league offices. AK – 7:16 PM
Sarah Todd @NBASarah
Markkanen was the highest points getter among forwards who received votes but did not total enough points to make a team. He had the second highest points total of any player left of an All-NBA team behind only Anthony Davis. – 7:14 PM

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