Looks like the fallout has begun.
Anthony Davis was absent through almost the entirety of the team’s pregame hype video prior to tipoff, and he was removed from an image of the Pelicans’ entire roster with the motto “Do It Big” at the conclusion of the video.
The New Orleans Pelicans removed Anthony Davis from the end of the intro video where it shows the entire team.
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) January 31, 2019
“I’ve never even seen that video,” New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry said after the game. “I really haven’t. I’m not avoiding anything, but — I couldn’t tell you who’s on that and who’s not.”
Davis’ removal from the video “was an intentional decision the Pelicans made in an effort to prevent negativity around Davis.
“Putting his image on the big screen could just have encouraged booing.”
Davis, who is still out because of a finger fracture, sat mostly inconspicuously on the end of the bench during the first three quarters, joining in on timeout huddles and cheering on his teammates.
Here is the new video below:
Here is the New Orleans Pelicans’ revised introduction video shown before tonight’s game with not one sighting of Anthony Davis to be found pic.twitter.com/zV9IbbuBo0
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 31, 2019
AD nowhere to be found.
Breaking up is hard to do, especially when you’re still on the team.
