Lakers News: Anthony Davis Reveals Whether Or Not He'd Play In Olympics This Summer
All-Star Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis, long rumored to be amenable to making a return to Team USA ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris this summer, has offered some clarification on how he's feeling about the competition at this stage of the 2023-24 NBA season, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN.
"I told the committee if they ask me to go, I'll go," Davis said.
Through 52 contests for the 30-26 Lakers, the nine-time All-Star, four-time All-NBA and four-time All-Defensive honoree out of Kentucky is averaging 24.9 points on 55.3% field goal shooting and 81% free throw shooting, 12.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.5 blocks and 1.1 steals per bout. It seems like he's on track to make his fifth All-Defensive team, and the 6'10" big man could have a shot at a fifth All-NBA appearance.
Davis is no stranger to Team USA. The league's three-time blocks leader suited up for the gold medal-winning 2012 Olympic team in London, fresh out of his one-and-done NCAA championship season with Kentucky, where he was a consensus All-American First Teamer, the national college player of the year, the SEC Player of the Year, and the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player of the Year. Davis also played for Team USA in the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain, and notched another gold medal.
His LA All-Star teammate LeBron James has previously declared that, if healthy, he hopes to return to Team USA this summer, too.
