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Anthony Davis says a championship would ‘trump every award’ he’s ever won

As honored as Anthony Davis was to be named to the All-NBA First Team again, he and the Lakers have their sights set on something greater.

 has picked up a handful of accolades in his first season with the . While Davis finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting to Giannis Antetokounmpo, he still ended the regular season with two Player of the Week awards, an All-Defensive First Team honor and an All- First Team honor.

Those acknowledgements go a long way in building a Hall of Fame resume, and with career Davis has had to date, he's well on his way. However, there's only one piece of hardware that Davis is concerned about taking home this season: the Larry O'Brien Trophy.

“It's always an honor to be on an All-NBA team — even more the first team — so that's always an honor,” Davis said after practice on Thursday. “But we know what the bigger goal is, especially for me, to win a championship. Any time I can get other awards along the way, it's definitely an honor. Not too many people can say they've been First Team, let alone an All-NBA team, and I've been able to do that several times. It's been an honor for me.

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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