The New Orleans Pelicans young star Anthony Davis' video showing him naked and getting spanked by his college teammates has gone viral on Saturday.

The brief video was uploaded on Vine, the video platform of Twitter. According to Black Sports Online, the video was taken during Davis' only year at Kentucky. It is not known whether the act was a form of hazing although it clearly shows the then 20-year old Davis face down on the floor with his pants down. Someone else behind him is shown on the video twisting his left and spanking him.

Curiously Davis does not look to be in much pain. In fact, he was smiling in the video which others may see as a form of good-natured hazing. Interestingly the video is titled as "Anthony Davis is Gay".

Davis had just come from the best game of his young career, hanging 32 points, grabbing 13 rebounds and rejecting six shots as the New Orleans Pelicans trounced the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. He is showing a better form compared to last year, where he was drafted number one in the draft but failed to play to expectations and losing the Rookie of the Year award to Damien Lillard of the Portland Trailblazers. He averaged 13. 5 points and 8.2 rebounds in his rookie year.

The release of the video also follows the current scandal involving the Miami Dolphins offensive linemen Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin. The latter left his team after accusing the former of bullying and hazing.