In news that might vex some Los Angeles Lakers fans and possibly some New York fans as well, Anthony Davis declared that Chicago is the Mecca of basketball:
Anthony Davis “Chicago is the Mecca of basketball and you can quote me on that” pic.twitter.com/NfuLAxYMMZ
— Anthony (Tony) Gill (@thetonygill) July 19, 2019
While Davis has never played for the Chicago Bulls, he was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. He went to high school at Perspectives Charter school in Chicago, which is where he first was noticed for his basketball talents.
As a kid growing up in Chicago, Davis idolized Michael Jordan. The Brow is on record saying Jordan is the best player in the game:
“I didn’t get a chance to see him play, but all I heard was about him. My pops, uncles, my cousins who played ball, and they’re like, ‘Jordan, Jordan, Jordan!’ ” Davis said. “The only time I saw him play was on tapes and stuff like that, on film. But the love that the city of Chicago had for him and still has for him is unreal. My family is Bulls fans, so they always talk about Jordan. But just watching him and the stuff he did, six times in the Finals, 6-0. Stuff he did for the city, stuff he did for the Bulls organization, is something that can never be repeated. That’s why I think he’s for sure the best in the game ever to lace them up.”
Anthony Davis has a lot of love for his hometown team. Now that he's on the Lakers, he has a chance to add to Chicago-born players' legacies by helping the Lakers win a championship
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