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On Thursday night, disgruntled Pelicans star Anthony Davis was seen leaving the Smoothie King Center moidway during the team’s game against the Thunder after he suffered a shoulder injury.
Anthony Davis leaving the SKC with Rich Paul pic.twitter.com/lUhFTfWETb
— Sharief Ishaq (@ShariefWDSU) February 15, 2019
Apparently the fact that Davis left the arena and didn’t come back pissed off ownership who decided to lash out at GM Dell Demps by firing him.
New Orleans has parted ways with GM Dell Demps, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 15, 2019
Ownership was livid with an injured Anthony Davis leaving arena during Thursday night’s game, sources say. Gayle Benson is telling associates she wants an overhaul of Pelicans and a search for a GM to take command of Davis trade talks and the reshaping of team’s future.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 15, 2019
Davis seems to be all healed up in time for the All-star game and NBA fans around the league are asking questions.
So to recap:
• Davis demands trade
• NBA forces Pelicans to play him despite injury risk
• Davis has injured shoulder
• Davis is going to try to play in an exhibition game instead of resting that shoulderI’d be livid if I was the Pelicans. https://t.co/I9pzcyYHi2
— Greg (@gwiss) February 17, 2019
The person who runs the Pelicans Twitter account also finds it curious that Davis is playing in the All-star game after the injury because he/she liked that tweet.
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(h/t @ryanscjones) pic.twitter.com/RkcbTkA4Fm
— Mason Ginsberg (@MasonGinsberg) February 17, 2019
Whoever runs that has been wildin for weeks now
— Greg (@gwiss) February 17, 2019