Thursday, May 31st, 2012 at 4:10 pm  |  72 responses

Anthony Davis Wants to ‘Shut Kobe Down’


Anthony Davis, more than likely this year’s top NBA draft pick, doesn’t lack in self-confidence. To say the least. The soon-to-be New Orleans Hornets big man claims (granted, in somewhat of a joking manner) that he’s looking forward to guarding Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant next season. From the Dan Patrick Show (via the LA Times): “[Kobe]’s a monster. So I just want to go out there and play my hardest,’ Davis said. ‘There’s a lot of guys that can’t stop Kobe. So if I stop him I could be one of the guys that say, ‘I shut Kobe down’. [...] ‘Be careful what you ask for Anthony,’ Patrick told the former Kentucky standout. ‘He listens to the show and he has a great memory.’ Retorted Anthony: ‘Tell him, I’ll be waiting.’”

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  • rand33p

    kobe gonna hit em with the footwork… leading to Davis’ shorts around his ankles… KOBE the sGOAT (second greatest……..)

  • Beavis

    I’m gay

  • K.a.

    This kids gonna be great. Yall hatin.

  • BasimTheDream
  • http://www.google.com/news BETCATS

    Anthony Davis = Ruben Patterson 2.0? I doubt it.

  • http://stapledesign.com Spaceship Jay

    nbk for the win.

  • mcruz

    Be careful with Blake Griffin kid!! You can be posterized in your first year!!

  • eZ

    Pls Everybody, listen to the interview first..Slam is just taking his comments out of context. Like they do every so often to get hits i suppose…The conversation went roughly like this:
    Q. So who will you be looking forward to play agains in the nba?
    A. I guess probably my old teammates, i’d be fun to reunite with them. Playing against them in the nba.
    Q. Really ?
    A. Yep..
    Q. Oh come on there are so many guys you will have a chance to compete against, Kobe, lebron, dwight, aren’t you looking forward to play against some of them, come on, give me a name, give me a name, give me a name..
    A. Uhm, well i guess kobe then.
    Q. Why?
    A. Because he’s just so awesome, he’s a beast, he can’t be stopped. It would be fun to try to defend him and see if i could get a stop. Then you could say ‘yeah i shut kobe down’.
    Q. Ok, are you sure you wanna put it like that? Kobe has a long memory and he listens to my show..he might come for ya.
    A. Oh, well, tell him i’ ll be waiting, hahahahahaha!

    So all the haters can go home, and stop saying you ‘dislike’ davis or whatever, ….baseless opinions…..

  • JMM

    Either way, isn’t it kind of redundant to be coming in to the league as a teenager talking about stopping someone in their mid-30s?

  • Bruce

    No one will ever shut Kobe down. Kobe has more power than any Laker coach past or present. He will always get his 25-30 points no matter how many shots good or bad he has to take to score them. On the positive side if you are playing against the Lakers,Kobe will shut down the other four Lakers on the floor with him for you. Ignore his talk about wanting to win more titles,if you watch his game it is obvious his agenda for the remainder of his career is to pass Kareem’s all time scoring record before a teammate goes postal on him.

  • Russell J

    Bill your an idiot and so are you anthony.

  • HAMMER

    “You were always on my mind/You were always on my mind” – Willie Nelson.

  • http://hotmail.com The WZA

    What is this KID smoking? Watch Kobe give him 82.

  • Tempest

    Anthony Davis will dominate Kobe……… in 10 years time

  • Doug

    Poor kid. He’s gonna pay for that. But yeah, Slam took it out of context to get hits.

  • Kaede Rukawa

    Seriously.? Haha. You Can’t Just Shut Down Kobe Like That. He Will Likely Trashtalk on You. He’s The Black Mamba.

  • Kobester

    Dumb move, kid. Kobe will have at least 40 and a win in their first meeting.

  • Dee

    Gotta love his confidence. The current olympic team has taken Anthony Davis under their collective wing…the kid was saying all the right things and has an incredible upside. He picked the right time to go @ Kobe…mainly b/c Kobe is coming towards the end of his hall of fame career & good defenders are now able to stay in front of Kobe and he clearly cannot dominate like were used to. I wouldn’t expect a dominant defender to say anything less. Now if he went @ Lebron I’d tell him be careful what he asks for.

  • http://www.slamonline.com flea

    “can’t wait to face Shaq in the paint and school Kobe”

  • jomomma

    maybe someone should remind davis that jeff withey from kansas dominated him in the title game
    why wasnt he number 1 overall pick and on team usa
    hes the next mark eaton
    scouts are so black and white

  • jufu

    i don’t see where all the hate is coming from…even if he was being serious, i miss this kind of trash talk from possibly dominant players. everyone’s too busy apologizing and saying ‘all the right things’.

  • http://www.dzynone.com Sam Crawford

    Why are all these players coming at Kobe when he’s old and about to retire? Why don’t the go at Rose or LeBron, etc???

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