Video: Anthony Davis hears home crowd boos, scores 32 in Pelicans’ win over Timberwolves

At first, there were boo birds but they flew away and the Pelicans took flight.

Upon his return to play for New Orleans for the first time since his agent made a trade request, Anthony Davis heard boos from the Smoothie King Center crowd:

After that, the fans warmed up to both the All-Star and the home team as a 18-point second quarter deficit turned into a double-digit Pelicans lead and ended up as a 122-117 win Friday night:

After missing the previous nine games, Davis scored 32 points in just 25 minutes. Read more from The Advocate.

Of course, the results of playing Davis under pressure from outside sources and winning games right now are not necessarily in the best interests of the franchise, as Ken Trahan explains.