"This somehow pushes AD up in MVP race"- NBA fans erupt over Anthony Davis hosting athlete-inspired prank show amid Lakers' title push

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis is set to appear in a new prank show special on TBS, titled "Foul Play.” The docu-style hidden camera comedy will feature Davis teaming up with the Impractical Jokers crew to play pranks on fellow athletes, amidst the Lakers title push.

Social media erupted when the video of Davis appearing in the show’s trailer hit the internet. Fans were super pumped with one fan joking about the former No. 1 draft pick’s MVP credentials.

“watch this somehow push AD up in the mvp race”

Other fans on the Twitterverse were equally excited about the news:

“That sounds super fun! can’t wait to see anthony davis bringing the laughs with all those crazy pranks,” a fan tweeted.

“That actually sounds hilarious .. imagine the pranks they could pull off with athletes involved,” another fan added.

“I’d much rather watch this than listen to another podcast episode of Draymond apologizing to Jordan Poole,” a fan commented.

More fans were excited about the news:

“We will be watching,” a fan tweeted.

“The nba needs this ngl,” another fan added.

The show, set to air on Feb. 16 after the NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco, will showcase Anthony Davis and his famous friends, which includes Mookie Betts, LA Sparks Cameron Brink, and Brooklyn Nets D'Angelo Russell.

The pranks will reportedly include a fake fundraising charity event, an off-the-rails promotional shoot, and a statue unveiling gone wrong. Unlike the usual and ordinary pranks, the special will take viewers to a behind-the-scenes look at how the pranks are set up and executed.

This won't be his first rodeo on such shows. Davis previously appeared on Impractical Jokers show in 2023.

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Anthony Davis dismisses Victor Wembanyama’s DPOY prospects

Anthony Davis has never won the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) award despite his stellar defensive performances throughout his career. In an interview with ESPN’s Shams Charania on Friday, Jan. 24, Davis asserted that the award is being pushed in favor of San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama.

NBA: Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio Spurs - Source: Imagn

"Defensive Player of the Year… I feel the narrative is being pushed for Wemby to get it, right. He’s averaging, what, like four blocks or something crazy like that, but then it goes back to, are we talking about just blocks? I don’t know how anything works anymore." Start from 22:45

This is not the first time Davis has spoken about the criteria used to judge the award winners. He is averaging 25.9 points and 11.8 rebounds per game for the Lakers this season.