Anthony Davis will appear on LeBron’s ‘The Shop,’ so everyone made tampering jokes

Ah, the 2019 NBA All-Star break is over. It means we can get back to actual basketball. There’s no more trade deadline to worry about, we’re past all that All-Star Game tampering stuff …

(Listens to earpiece.)

What’s that now? LeBron James’s HBO show The Shop is back on March 1st? And who’s going to be on it? Yeah, Antonio Brown, which will be must-watch, but this is about the other guy. Anthony Davis! Him! He’s appearing on it, too. How’s everyone reacting to the forward guest-starring after he forced a trade that never happened partially because the Pelicans reportedly turned down a trade to James’s Lakers?

As you can guess, there are so many jokes about how James is tampering with the Pelicans star:

Pull up a chair, #TheShopHBO is back.

LeBron and Mav sit down with an all-new crew, including Anthony Davis, Antonio Brown, Meek Mill, 2 Chainz, Jamie Foxx and Jerrod Carmichael.

Get a fresh cut Friday, March 1 at 10:30PM. pic.twitter.com/xGw5xbTQkq

— HBO (@HBO) February 21, 2019

pic.twitter.com/TIviFPzziO

— Secret Agent Kofie Banks (@KofieYeboah) February 21, 2019

When NBA executives see that Anthony Davis is LeBron James' next guest on The Shop: pic.twitter.com/ybnIxx5Lkn

— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) February 21, 2019

Anthony Davis will be a guest on LeBron’s “The Shop” 👀👀 pic.twitter.com/leGGmQvDR3

— LastWordHoops (@LastWordHoops) February 21, 2019

Conversation at All-Star Weekend:

Pelicans Rep: "AD, where are you going?"
Anthony Davis: "Hotel gift shop."
Pelicans Rep: "OK, see you later."
Anthony Davis: https://t.co/RmjsHupYhr

— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) February 21, 2019

Bron really laughing at the NBA and their tampering rules. https://t.co/Ir09qNYlTs

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) February 21, 2019

Big tampering SZNNNNNN. Gotta get magic on there as well pic.twitter.com/fEEslXTLUO

— Goofy is The GOAT (@FastTimesAtRF) February 21, 2019

I mean… does LeBron really need to "tamper" to convince anyone they should play with him? It's not like, you know, he isn't the greatest basketball player on the planet.. https://t.co/weoeSSPybu

— Luke O'Roark (@LukeORoark) February 21, 2019

Another day, another tamper by LeBron. https://t.co/9XCXucxGaU

— David Eickholt (@DEickholt247) February 21, 2019

Seriously, though: You’re going to tune in to see AD and AB Mr. Big Chest, aren’t you?