Davis Says Celebratory Gesture Was Just That February 21, 2012, 8:25 pm It took Jeremy Lin under three weeks to come out of nowhere and make the cover of Sports Illustrated. It took his backup, Baron Davis, a little over six minutes into his season debut Monday night to create something of a stir on the Internet. A number of Web sites took note that after Davis made his first basket of the season, a long 3-pointer against the Nets at Madison Square Garden, he put his fingers to his lips in what could be construed as someone mimicking the smoking of marijuana. Davis took to Twitter on Tuesday to dispute that notion, tweeting: "To clear up rumors. I was kissing my hands after I shot the 3 last nite. Kissing the 3 was all I was doing. Stop fishing and hating plz. Davis's agent, Todd Ramasar, reiterated the same message in a telephone interview, saying the veteran point guard was "blowing kisses" at his successful 3-point shot. "He wouldn't do that," Ramasar said of the idea that Davis had marijuana on his mind when he made the gesture. That's ridiculous. The N.B.A. goes through fads and it has become popular lately for players to celebrate a 3-pointer by holding aloft three fingers on one hand while using the other two to make a circle. In Monday night's game, the Nets" Deron Williams made that sign a number of times as he hit a remarkable eight 3-pointers against the Knicks. Davis appeared to be doing something similar after his 3-pointer, with the two fingers forming a circle pressed against his mouth. In all, Davis played nine minutes in Monday night's 100-92 loss to the Nets and scored 3 points while backing up Lin. Davis spent months recovering from a herniated disk before making his season debut and it remains unclear how many minutes he can give the Knicks on a nightly basis in the second half of the season.