Anthony Davis Wants to Be Sure You Don’t Confuse Him With Anthony Davis

49ers tackle Anthony Davis sent out a Tweet on Tuesday to make sure that you don’t mix him up with the Pelicans forward who shares the same name as the football player. Paul Sakuma/AP, Bill Haber/AP

By Jeff Pini

October 28, 2014

1 minute to read

While the sports world wonders if New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis will leap to super stardom this year, his doppleganger – in name only – wants to make sure you don’t get them mixed up.

Although they share a name, the other Anthony Davis suits up on Sundays for the San Francisco 49ers, and sent out the following Tweet on Tuesday to make sure there wasn’t any confusion.

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Seen side-by-side, it’s not likely the 6-5, 323-pound offensive tackle would be mistaken for the 6-10, 220-pound NBA forward. But the guy who protects 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick just wanted to be sure.

The basketball Davis and his Pelicans begin their 2014-15 campaign on Tuesday against the Orlando Magic, while the football Davis and his 49ers continue their 2014 season on Sunday, when they host the St. Louis Rams.