Anthony Davis RUMORS & NEWS

New Orleans Times-Picayune "New Orleans Pelicans forwards Anthony Davis and Ryan Anderson are expected to participate in the Team USA's mini camp scheduled for July 22-25 in Las Vegas, two league sources confirmed Thursday. Davis, the No. 1 overall pick last year, played on Team USA that won a gold medal at the 2012..." May 23

NBA.com "The Portland Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard, the unanimous selection for the 2012-13 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, headlines the 2012-13 NBA All-Rookie First Team, the NBA announced today. Lillard was the lone unanimous First Team selection (58 points, 29 First Team votes), while the Washington..." May 15

New Orleans Times-Picayune "An MRI performed on New Orleans Hornets rookie Anthony Davis on Thursday revealed a sprained left medial collateral ligament, bone bruise, but no structural damage, the team said Thursday evening. He will miss the final three games of the season. No surgery will be required. Davis sustained..." April 12

USA Today "An MRI on Thursday revealed New Orleans Hornets rookie big man Anthony Davis has a strained medial collateral ligament and a bone bruise, but no structural damage, according to team spokesman Harold Kaufman. He will miss the remaining three games of the regular season. Davis was injured in..." April 11

New Orleans Times-Picayune "New Orleans Hornets rookie forward Anthony Davis had to be helped off the court after suffering a sprained left knee with 5:45 remaining in the fourth quarter during Wednesday night's game against the Sacramento Kings. When Davis left the court he could barely put pressure on his left leg as he..." April 11

Yahoo! Sports "New Orleans offers some of the world's most renowned restaurants like Emeril's, Commander's Palace and Herbsaint. So what dish has Hornets rookie Anthony Davis fallen in love with since arriving to the Crescent City? Pizza. Specifically from the city's Reginelli's Pizzeria chain restaurant,..." April 06

Denver Post "Earl Boykins could get lost in that thing. The unibrow of Anthony Davis has been on display all season here in New Orleans, and lately, basketball's Frida Kahlo has shown the nation why he was the No. 1 pick last summer. In the past 10 games, entering Monday's matchup against Denver, the Kentucky..." March 26

New Orleans Times-Picayune "In the final month of the NBA regular season, the two closest races could be those for Rookie of the Year and MVP. Each of the contests are tightening as the season winds down. It remains to be seen whether New Orleans Hornets rookie Anthony Davis can overtake Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian..." March 25

New Orleans Times-Picayune "New Orleans Hornets rookie power forward Anthony Davis sat out the team's Wednesday morning shoot-around at New Orleans Arena battling what Coach Monty Williams termed "a stomach issue," making his availability for the Boston Celtics a likely game-time decision. Last Tuesday, forward Ryan..." March 20

At The Hive "Jimmy Smith has a piece up in the Times-Picayune today explicating Anthony Davis' growth in the second half of the season, even as he finishes the year on pace to place just second in the Rookie of the Year race to Portland's Damian Lillard. From that story, Monty Williams on Davis: "At..." March 15

New Orleans Times-Picayune "On the day this week-long, three-game road trip began for the New Orleans Hornets, the young man on whose shoulders the rebuilding of the franchise will rest emerged from his teen-age years onto the threshold of adulthood. Rookie power forward Anthony Davis celebrated his 20th birthday Monday,..." March 14

New Orleans Times-Picayune "The New Orleans Hornets are remaining tight-lipped about the injury sustained by rookie power forward Anthony Davis in Tuesday night's 101-97 loss to the Brooklyn Nets in New Orleans Arena. A team spokesman said Thursday the team had no additional information about Davis' shoulder injury, termed..." February 28

New Orleans Times-Picayune "On Sunday afternoon against the Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Hornets rookie forward Anthony Davis showed no lingering effects from a minor knee sprain suffered this past Friday against the Dallas Mavericks. Davis had little difficulty beating the Kings forwards in transition or catching lob..." February 25

New Orleans Times-Picayune "New Orleans Hornets rookie power forward Anthony Davis suffered a sprained right knee during the third quarter of Friday night’s 104-100 loss to the Dallas Mavericks and he did not return. But Davis says he could have returned to the court had Coach Monty Williams elected to put him back in. “I..." February 23

Chicago Tribune "Anthony Davis' primary adjustment to the NBA is not overcoming jet lag or shifting from center to power forward. "We've spent the year teaching him that these guys are out to take his head off," Hornets coach Monty Williams said. "He's not playing against an all-state player from..." February 20

New Orleans Times-Picayune "In a showcase game for the NBA’s young stars, New Orleans Hornets rookie forward Anthony Davis showed he could play a well-rounded game when the emphasis was clearly on scoring. After just 5 1/2 minutes into the game, Davis had already snagged five rebounds and had eight by halftime in Friday..." February 16

New Orleans Times-Picayune "Injuries are affecting some players who might have otherwise gotten some Rookie-of-the-Year consideration, and this week the world will again get to see the top two participate in All-Star weekend activities. Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard and New Orleans Hornets forward Anthony..." February 11

New Orleans Times-Picayune "No player in the most recent NBA Draft came into the league with greater expectations or more promise than New Orleans Hornets rookie power forward Anthony Davis. The slim, 6 foot 11, 220-pound Davis was the complete package: smooth shooter, aggressive shot-blocker and rebounder, the kind of..." January 22

New York Daily News "For some reason, Carmelo Anthony had been fasting for 15 days. During that time he ate no meat. No cheese. No Honey-Nut Cheerios. No nothing. Anthony said he did it for "clarity," whatever that means. Did his fast factor into his post-Celtics game rage when he tried several times to get at..." January 14

Houston Chronicle "Only two rookies have played in the NBA All-Star Game since the turn of the century, and Anthony Davis, the Hornets forward who was the first selection in the NBA draft, isn't likely to be the third when the game comes to Toyota Center next month. Davis, the 19-year-old, 6-10 wunderkind who..." January 04

New Orleans Times-Picayune "Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard and New Orleans Hornets power forward Anthony Davis are both emerging as Rookie of the Year candidates. But Lillard, the sixth overall pick in the June NBA draft out of Weber State, is appearing to be the frontrunner, leading all rookies with an..." December 16

New Orleans Times-Picayune "It was New Orleans Hornets rookie Anthony Davis' first game back in nearly a month, but he didn't have much to enjoy with his team sputtering to a deflating 77-70 loss to Washington Wizards on Tuesday night at the New Orleans Arena. Although Davis made some spectacular plays like his alley-oop..." December 12

At The Hive "New Orleans Hornets forward Anthony Davis will return to the court Tuesday after missing time because of an ankle injury, according to Jimmy Smith of the Times-Picayune. Davis will come off the bench Tuesday, according to Jim Eichenhofer of Hornets.com. Davis has missed the last 11 games..." December 11

New Orleans Times-Picayune "If, as is anticipated, New Orleans Hornets rookie power forward Anthony Davis gets back to game action sometime this week, he'll have the opportunity to get back into the race for rookie of the year honors as well. Right now, though, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is running away..." December 10

New York Post "Anthony Davis gets to show his former Olympic mentors tonight all he has learned. The surging Knicks get their first look at the Hornets' No. 1 overall pick at New Orleans Arena, but Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler got a tall taste of the springy 6-foot-10 former Kentucky big man all summer..." November 20

Chicago Tribune "Local product and No. 1 overall draft pick Anthony Davis missed his rookie season's lone homecoming game after suffering a mild concussion Friday night. Hornets coach Monty Williams released enough frustration for both of them, taking aim at the NBA's concussion policy. "What's happening in..." November 04

New Orleans Times-Picayune "New Orleans Hornets rookie Anthony Davis appears to be ready for the regular season to begin Wednesday night against the San Antonio Spurs. Expectations are enormous for the No. 1 overall pick in this past June's NBA draft but the 19-year-old Davis has already shown to be a star in the making...." October 30

New Orleans Times-Picayune "Those were the questions I asked myself while observing Anthony Davis while he played at Kentucky. I used those same questions while watching him perform during the New Orleans Hornets preseason. I answered yes to all of them. How players change ends of the floor -- getting from offense to..." October 29

SportingNews.com "More than three weeks have passed since training camps opened in the NBA, and along the way, we have been treated to something we didn't get last year—actual stretches of exhibition games. The games won't start counting for another week, and it is hard to put too much stock in what happens at this..." October 23

New Orleans Times-Picayune "Anthony Davis grabbed a rebound in the second quarter of his second NBA exhibition game Tuesday night and started a fast break. The lithe 6-foot-10 rookie deftly dribbled up court, displaying the guard skills he honed as a 6-1 high school point guard. The sparse crowd at New Orleans Arena rose to..." October 10

SportingNews.com "The comparison is a natural. You look at Hornets rookie forward Anthony Davis and it is almost impossible not to see some shadows of future Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett. Back in 1995, Garnett came into the league as a trailblazer, a straight-from-preps 19-year-old whose size, length and..." October 02

New Orleans Times-Picayune "New Orleans Hornets veteran forward Ryan Anderson knows a little bit about being the teammate of an NBA superstar, having spent time his three previous NBA seasons side-by-side with center Dwight Howard. So as Hornets rookie power forward Anthony Davis, the first overall pick in the NBA draft,..." October 02

New Orleans Times-Picayune "Even before New Orleans Hornets rookie forward Anthony Davis headed to the London Olympics last month as a replacement for injured Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin, Coach Monty Williams predicted it would enhance his development quicker. On Sunday, Davis became the youngest basketball..." August 13

New Orleans Times-Picayune "As the player development director for the Portland Trail Blazers, Hersey Hawkins has seen many young players emerge as professionals, and Hawkins said Hornets rookie forward Anthony Davis is a step ahead of the majority of the players he has scouted. With Davis' ability to impact games with his..." July 22

New Orleans Times-Picayune "Hornets rookie forward Anthony Davis gave another solid performance in the U.S. Olympic team's 118-78 rout of Great Britain, scoring 11 points and blocking four shots in Thursday's exhibition game in Manchester, England. Hornets Coach Monty Williams said he thinks Davis will continue to earn..." July 20

New Orleans Times-Picayune "The clock was winding down in Team USA's blowout exhibition victory Thursday night against the John Calipari-coached Dominican Republic team when Hornets rookie and one-year Kentucky star Anthony Davis spotted up for a 3-point shot from the right elbow.' Davis launched a high rainbow that..." July 14

New Orleans Times-Picayune "When it appeared he wasn't going to be a member of the 12-man U.S. Olympic Basketball team, New Orleans Hornets rookie Anthony Davis said he was eager to participate in the Summer League. Those plans might have changed Thursday when Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin returned to..." July 13

New Orleans Times-Picayune "Hornets rookie Anthony Davis is accustomed to letting his actions on the basketball court do all his talking. So for nearly a week, as he is sidelined by a sprained left ankle that has left him unable to participate in the contact portions of Team USA's pre-Olympic basketball camp, Davis has..." July 11

New Orleans Times-Picayune "New Orleans Hornets rookie power forward Anthony Davis is still primarily a spectator as a member of the U.S. men's select team here this week training against the USA Basketball Olympic team, his sprained left ankle continuing to keeping him off the court. "I've been getting some more rehab,..." July 10

New Orleans Times-Picayune "Both New Orleans Hornets shooting guard Eric Gordon and rookie power forward Anthony Davis failed to make the 12-man roster for the USA Basketball team that will defend its Olympic gold medal later this month in London. The complete team was announced on Saturday. Making the 12-man roster..." July 08

New Orleans Times-Picayune "For the past few days, Hornets guard Eric Gordon has been focused on the business of basketball, touring the country, visiting potential suitors for his restricted free-agent services and aiming to maximize his earning potential. He did that by signing an offer sheet with the Phoenix Suns on..." July 06

New Orleans Times-Picayune "For Anthony Davis, just a few weeks removed from academia at the University of Kentucky and one year after his high school graduation, classes begin again Saturday. The nation-wide tour of heights and weights, measurements, photo-ops and seemingly endless questions ended shortly past noon..." June 30