Los Angeles Lakers suffered their fourth consecutive loss in the NBA 2022-23 regular season as Denver Nuggets beat the Lakers 111-99 at the Ball Arena on Thursday. Following the loss, fans set Twitter on fire with 'trade AD' demands as they believe center Anthony Davis is lacking 'winning mentality' and is prone to injuries.
Although Anthony Davis scored the most points for the Lakers in their loss against the Nuggets with 22 points and 14 rebounds in 36 minutes of his appearance, but the fans are demanding his trade due to his frequent injury issues.
This is the first time since his rookie season that LeBron James has lost his starting four matches in the NBA regular season. Fans also asked to trade Russell Westbrook, who didn't play against the Nuggets on Thursday, for his lackluster performances in the opening three games in addition to the entire 2021-22 season.
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Following their fourth straight loss in the NBA, the LA Lakers fans fumed at the stars for the losses and set Twitter abuzz. Check some of the viral tweets with Trade AD trends:
Apart from his 22 points and 14 rebounds against the Nuggets, Anthony Davis has scored 27 points and 6 rebounds against Golden State Warriors in Lakers' first NBA 2022-23 game while he dropped 25 points and 8 rebounds against LA Clippers followed by his 22 points, 10 rebounds and three assists against Portland Trail Blazers.