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Helene Elliott: Anthony Davis claps back at critics and helps the Lakers knock out the Warriors

LOS ANGELES — The man who was mockingly nicknamed "Street Clothes" because of the many injuries that have kept him on the sidelines in recent years looked pretty good in a Laker uniform Friday night. Actually, Anthony Davis looked sensational in the Lakers' series-clinching 122-101 rout of the Golden State Warriors, given that two days earlier he had taken an elbow to the face during the ...
The Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis stretches to grab a rebound ahead of the Golden State Warriors' Kevon Looney in the first half during Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals at Crypto.com Arena on May 12, 2023, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — The man who was mockingly nicknamed "Street Clothes" because of the many injuries that have kept him on the sidelines in recent years looked pretty good in a Laker uniform Friday night.

Actually, Anthony Davis looked sensational in the Lakers' series-clinching 122-101 rout of the Golden State Warriors, given that two days earlier he had taken an elbow to the face during the fourth quarter of Game 5 and became dazed and wobbly enough that he reportedly was transported in a wheelchair beneath the stands at San Francisco's Chase

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