Why an Eight Second Video of Anthony Davis Has Lakers Fans Upset

The Lakers had a terrible 2021-22 season, in part because Anthony Davis was not the dominant force he needed to be (even setting aside all the time missed with injury). Over the weekend, a video surfaced, clipped (of course!) from a larger video in which Anthony Davis notes he hasn't shot a basketball since April. Not sure when it was shot, and honestly it doesn't matter. Davis, like many players, takes the first weeks of the offseason to heal, then trains without a basketball for a while before returning to the court. Training camp doesn't happen until October. It's a nothingburger, basketball wise. Optics wise? Davis is coming off a horrible season shooting the rock, and has generally not fared that well with the jumper - Bubble aside - since arriving in Los Angeles. So for fans to hear that he hasn't been burying himself in the gym with a maniacal focus on destroying the NBA next season has many of them up in arms. It's not fair, but fairness and optics are often unrelated. What does it say about what Lakers Nation feels about Davis that this super innocuous clip has made so many people mad? And do we need to re-think the concept of "Bubble Davis," anyway? What do the shooting trends reveal for Davis? Plus... revisiting Friday's hypothetical Russell Westbrook-for-Rudy Gobert trade, and the split-down-the-middle poll results when we asked fans what they thought about it. HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: Why are fans so split on Westbrook-for-Gobert? SEGMENT 2: Anthony Davis apparently hasn't been shooting and working out on the floor. Why Lakers fans are upset. SEGMENT 3: Do we need to re-think what a dominant Davis look like, exactly? Was "Bubble Davis" misleading? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! PrizePicks Check out PrizePicks.com and use promo code: “NBA” or go to your app store and download the app today. PrizePicks is daily fantasy made easy! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. TrueBill Don’t fall for subscription scams. Start cancelling today at Truebill.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Arcade1up Pre-order now from arcade1up.com - that’s  Arcade, the number 1, Up, dot com - for an estimated early September ship date!  They are giving away a NBA JAM Shaq edition to a Locked  On listener! Enter for a chance to win a game console for your man-cave at arcade1up.com/lockedon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices