{"id":30583,"date":"2025-02-03T12:44:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T12:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=30583"},"modified":"2025-02-03T12:44:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T12:44:54","slug":"hot-search-lebrons-emotional-farewell-to-anthony-davis-sparks-social-media-frenzy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=30583","title":{"rendered":"HOT SEARCH: LeBron&#8217;s Emotional Farewell to Anthony Davis Sparks Social Media Frenzy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>James left a tribute post to Anthony Davis following the Lakers shocking trade.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_8017,h_4509,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/si\/01jk4dd8tn4mzwfh4vmr.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) and forward LeBron James.\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ql-cursor\">LeBron James was reportedly stunned when the Los Angeles Lakers sent shockwaves across the NBA by\u00a0trading Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks for Luka Doncic. James and Davis have been teammates over the last five and a half seasons on the Lakers, and brought the team their most recent championship back in 2020. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ql-cursor\">Now, the duo will part ways without either player having seen the move coming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, James posted a tribute to Davis on his Instagram story. The story featured a picture of James and Davis hugging with a teary-eye emoji over the photo.<\/p>\n<p>James added the caption: &#8220;Love you my dog! Go crazy over there!! Woe 4L. 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His first post came after CBS reporter Bill Reiter said after the trade that James had become frustrated with Davis.<\/p>\n<p>James shut down that narrative with a tweet: &#8220;You a fkn lie!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1885945166017548409&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnba%2Flebron-leaves-passionate-parting-message-anthony-davis-social-media-after-trade&amp;sessionId=23c466d311ce0d35df5138a3a51e195f8b2a9729&amp;siteScreenName=SInow&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Per Dave McMenamin of ESPN, James was out at dinner with his family when the news of the trade broke. 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