{"id":322799,"date":"2025-12-02T13:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T13:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/322799\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T13:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T13:15:13","slug":"anthony-davis-drafts-two-word-appreciation-post-for-undrafted-rookie-ryan-nembhard-after-stunning-win-against-denver-nuggets-nba-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/322799\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Davis drafts two-word appreciation post for undrafted rookie Ryan Nembhard after stunning win against Denver Nuggets | NBA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Anthony Anthony Davis<\/a> never fails to appreciate talent. And he does it again as he continues to appreciate the undrafted rookie Ryan Nembhard. Ryan put up an impressive performance in the match against the Denver Nuggets. He assisted Anthony in leading the Dallas Mavericks to their victory with a 10-point lead. After the game, a clip went viral that featured the young athlete pulling off a stunning move during the game. Anthony reshared the clip on his story with a two-word appreciation line. In the game against the Nuggets, Anthony remained the highest scorer. He racked up 32 points with 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Following up, Ryan and Cooper Flagg added to the game-winning score. Ryan added 28 points with 3 rebounds and 10 assists. Cooper racked up 24 points with 8 rebounds and 2 assists.<\/p>\n

Anthony Davis showers Ryan Nembhard with praise, credits him with Dallas Mavericks\u2019 win over Denver Nuggets<\/p>\n

Anthony Davis broke records in the game against the Denver Nuggets. He became the first undrafted rookie since Stephon Marbury in 1996 to record 25+ points with 10+ assists and 0 turnovers. The rookie stole the show alongside Anthony Davis and Cooper Flagg. His performance got acknowledged by fellow teammates and fans as clips from the game started going viral. Anthony reposted one such clip that featured the undrafted rookie pulling off an impressive move against the Nuggets. The Dallas Mavericks star drafted a two-word appreciation for the rookie while sharing the clip. Anthony wrote, \u201cYessir Champ!\u201d\"Anthony<\/p>\n

Image via Ryan Nembhard\/Instagram (screengrab)<\/p>\n

The clip was posted by the official page of the Mavericks. The post read, \u201cWinning Play of the Game presented by @choctawcasinos #MFFL.\u201d This is not the only time Anthony appreciated the rookie player. During a post-game interview, Anthony, despite being the highest scorer of the game, gave all the credit to Ryan. He stated, \u201cRyan Nembhard, man. He carried us. Making big shots. Big plays. Making the right reads to the right guys. Passing on the Hutton to our shooters. He definitely got the game ball tonight.\u201dAfter the game against the Denver Nuggets, Ryan racked up an average of 7.9 points with 1.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists. The final score of the game stood at 131-121, favoring the Mavericks. It was one of the most impressive wins secured by the team.Also Read: \u201cBarely stayed on your feet last series\u201d – Fans get defensive as they bash Dillon Brooks for his comment on LeBron James<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anthony Davis never fails to appreciate talent. And he does it again as he continues to appreciate the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":322800,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[16107,64,63,181727,7235,1662,181726,181725,590,181728,181724,181723,85,181729],"class_list":{"0":"post-322799","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-anthony-davis","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-basketball-appreciation","12":"tag-dallas-mavericks","13":"tag-denver-nuggets","14":"tag-game-winning-plays","15":"tag-mavericks-win","16":"tag-nba","17":"tag-nba-highlights","18":"tag-nba-rookie-performance","19":"tag-ryan-nembhard","20":"tag-sports","21":"tag-stephon-marbury-record"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}