Is Anthony Davis a Packers fan?

Anthony Davis told FanSided in an article dated November 15, 2021, how it started: "I was never a football guy and then when I got to the NBA, guys were like you got to have a team. I knew some guys from the Packers and just became a fan." That makes it a fandom in his own words, and it comes with a clear origin. Davis did not describe a childhood allegiance. He described picking a team after reaching the NBA, on the advice of people around him.

When did Anthony Davis become a Packers fan?

By his own account, it happened after he entered the NBA. Davis was drafted first overall by the New Orleans Hornets in 2012 and began his career that year. He told FanSided in November 2021 that he was never a football guy, and that once he reached the NBA, other players told him he needed to have a team. He did not give a year, so the only timing his own account supports is that it came during his NBA career.

Did Anthony Davis grow up a Packers fan?

Not by his own telling. Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 11, 1993, and attended Perspectives Charter before playing college basketball at Kentucky in 2011 and 2012. Green Bay is not his hometown team in any geographic sense, and his stated path to the Packers runs through relationships he formed as a professional, not through where he grew up. Sportskeeda noted this tension in November 2024, writing that "Chicago native Anthony Davis is a Green Bay Packers fan, a choice often criticized by NBA fans."

What has Anthony Davis said about the Green Bay Packers?

Beyond the FanSided comment, other outlets have covered the same fandom over several years. HotNewHipHop wrote on January 13, 2020, "As it turns out, AD is a huge Packers fan and his favorite player is Aaron Rodgers." EssentiallySports reported on January 21, 2024, that "a video of him, confessing his love for the Packers alongside his Lakers teammate surfaced online." Taken together, the coverage from 2020 through 2024 describes a fandom that has held steady and that Davis has been open about.

Which other athletes are Packers fans?

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been reported as a Packers fan. That is a reported tie, not something confirmed in his own words.

Questions people ask

Is Anthony Davis a Packers fan?

Yes. He told FanSided in November 2021 that he knew some Packers players after reaching the NBA and "just became a fan," and later coverage through 2024 describes the same fandom.

When did Anthony Davis become a Packers fan?

After he reached the NBA. He has said he was never a football guy before then, and he did not name a year.

Did Anthony Davis grow up a Packers fan?

No, by his own account. He is from Chicago and has described becoming a fan only after joining the NBA.

Which other athletes are Packers fans?

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been reported as a Packers fan.