<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-adou-thiero-reacts-to-giannis-making-sure-he-got-game-ball-ref-controversy');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Adou Thiero reacts to Giannis making sure he got his game ball after ref controversy');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Adou-Thiero.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Lakers’ Adou Thiero reacts to Giannis making sure he got his game ball after ref controversy</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-16T10:05:18-08:00">November 16th, 10:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-16T10:05:18-08:00">November 16th, 10:05am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Saturday evening, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-austin-reaves-jokes-passing-kentavious-caldwell-pope-3-point-list">Los Angeles Lakers continued</a> their winning ways with a road win<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-was-29-point-loss-thunder-wake-up-call-la-needed-become-contender"> over the Milwaukee Bucks</a>, pushing their record on the young 2025-26 NBA season to an impressive 10-4 in the process. The Lakers are now awaiting the return of LeBron James, whom they hope will help them reach the next level with this team.</p><p>Due to the blowout nature of Saturday’s game in Milwaukee, Lakers head coach JJ Redick was able to put some of his reserves in toward the end of the game, including rookie Adou Thiero, who scored his first NBA basket in the win. After the game, the Lakers tried to secure the game ball for Thiero to hold onto, but for some strange reason, the referees on the court were not allowing it. However, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo then stepped in and made sure Thiero got the ball in a heartwarming moment.</p><p>“At first, I didn’t even realize it was all for me, but I’m very thankful for this team, and I think that shows how connected we are and how much we want each other to succeed as a team,” said Thiero <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1990096488848867329" rel="noopener">after the game</a>, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN on X, formerly Twitter.</p><h2><b>A nice win for the Lakers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/os-Angeles-Lakers-guard-Luka-Doncic.jpg"><figcaption>© Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Los Angeles Lakers picked up easy road wins in back to back days over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday and the Bucks on Saturday to help shake off some of the bad vibes from earlier in their road trip.</p><p>On Sunday, the Lakers also got word from ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania that LeBron James is through practicing with the G League’s South Bay Lakers and will be rejoining the main squad now to practice.</p><p>In any case, the Lakers somehow have just one game in the next seven days, which will take place on Tuesday evening at home against the Utah Jazz at 10:30 PM ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Adou Thiero reacts to Giannis making sure he got his game ball after ref controversy

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/giannis-antetokounmpo-secures-game-ball-for-lakers-adou-thiero-after-1st-career-bucket');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giannis Antetokounmpo secures game ball for Lakers’ Adou Thiero after 1st career bucket');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Bucks-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-drives-against-Lakers-DeAndre-Ayton.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Giannis Antetokounmpo secures game ball for Lakers’ Adou Thiero after 1st career bucket</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-16T05:34:18-08:00">November 16th, 5:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-16T08:32:43-08:00">November 16th, 8:32am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA Football. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Scoring your first basket in the NBA is a monumental occasion for rookies. It’s a lasting memory for a young player that makes it “official” that they’re in the league. During the Los Angeles Lakers’ blowout win over the Milwaukee Bucks, rookie forward Adou Thiero scored his first NBA basket by making two free throws.</p><p>Of course, Thiero and the Lakers wanted the game ball as a souvenir of sorts for the rookie. However, the officials of the game refused to give the game ball up. Seeing the commotion, Giannis Antetokounmpo walked over to the Bucks staffer holding the ball, took it, and gave it to the Lakers group that formed. It was a heartwarming gesture from the star.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Giannis is a REAL ONE 💯</p><p>The Lakers wanted the game ball for Adou Thiero, who scored his first NBA points, but the refs were not allowing it.</p><p>Giannis stepped in and secured it for the young fella ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/2ABmAjwEc3">pic.twitter.com/2ABmAjwEc3</a></p><p>— Lakers All Day Everyday (@LADEig) <a href="https://twitter.com/LADEig/status/1989900095421386824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Afterwards, Jared Vanderbilt revealed that the lead official <a href="https://www.espn.ph/nba/story/_/id/46984336/giannis-antetokounmpo-steps-assist-lakers-game-ball-drama" rel="noopener">warned him</a> that he would be written up for this incident.</p><p>“[Fraher] said he’s going to write me up,” Vanderbilt told ESPN. “I don’t know what the hell he’s talking about. These refs, they just want to have their power or something, I don’t know. I don’t know what he was reaching for. That’s been a thing since way before I was in the league. What, was he going to take the ball home or something?”</p><p>This gesture with the Lakers is a far cry from the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/pacers-news-rick-carlisle-clarifies-game-ball-triggered-giannis-antetokounmpo">last time Antetokounmpo was involved with a game ball</a>. Against the Indiana Pacers two seasons ago, Antetokounmpo made the headlines. Like the Lakers, the Pacers wanted the game ball for their rookie at the time. However, Giannis was unwilling to give the ball up, as he also scored a career-high 64 points during that game.</p><p>Thiero, the Lakers’ second-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, was able to get a chance to play due to LA blowing out the Bucks. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-no-lebron-james-no-problem-luka-doncic-clinic-bucks">Luka Doncic was once again excellent, dropping 41 points, six assists, and nine rebounds</a>. DeAndre Ayton chipped in another double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giannis Antetokounmpo secures game ball for Lakers’ Adou Thiero after 1st career bucket

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-adou-thiero-prove-worth-rookie-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Adou Thiero plans to prove his worth to Lakers in rookie season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_1730.jpeg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>How Adou Thiero plans to prove his worth to Lakers in rookie season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-30T19:14:13-07:00">September 30th, 7:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-30T19:14:13-07:00">September 30th, 7:14pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>LOS ANGELES – Coming into the 2025 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers only had the No. 55 pick in the second round. However, on draft night the Lakers managed to trade up in the draft, acquiring the No. 36 overall pick. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-draft-sec-star-adou-thiero-trade-timberwolves">Lakers used that pick to select Adou Thiero</a> from Arkansas, and as he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-las-contract-details-intriguing-2nd-rounder-acquired-trade-up">prepares for his rookie season in the NBA</a>, there is one particular skill he feels he can help the team with right away in defense.</p><p>“I see myself as somebody who can do that. Just being able to go in and give the team another push on the defensive side if needed,” Thiero said during Media Day. “Just being a physical defender and doing what I can on that defensive side, showing my motor.”</p><p>Unfortunately for Lakers fans, they will have to wait a bit to see Adou Thiero’s rookie debut this season. Thiero is still recovering from a knee injury he suffered back while he was still in college. During a media availability session on Tuesday, Lakers head coach JJ Redick remarked that Thiero had surgery on the knee and is <a href="https://x.com/ECreates88/status/1973186316474126566" rel="noopener">beginning his ramp-up process</a>, as per Edwin Garcia of Silver Screen and Roll.</p><p>Thiero spent his junior year at Arkansas before declaring for the NBA Draft. He originally committed to Kentucky and played two seasons for the Wildcats. But following John Calipari’s departure and subsequent hiring as Razorbacks head coach, Thiero entered the transfer portal and followed Calipari to Arkansas.</p><p>During his lone season with the Razorbacks, Thiero appeared in 27 games, including 26 starts, at a little over 27 minutes per game. He averaged a career-high 15.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.6 steals with splits of 54.5 percent shooting from the field, 25.6 percent shooting from the three-point line and 68.6 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>While an exact timetable for Thiero’s return to the court is uncertain, he welcomed the possibility of playing in the G League with South Bay in order get development reps in.</p><p>“Yes, of course. I’m just happy to be here, happy to be in this position,” Thiero said. “So whatever they ask of me, I’ll be ready to compete.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Adou Thiero plans to prove his worth to Lakers in rookie season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-deandre-ayton-adou-thiero-dodger-stadium');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Deandre Ayton, Adou Thiero represent LA hoops at Dodger Stadium');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Deandre-Ayton-2.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Lakers’ Deandre Ayton, Adou Thiero represent LA hoops at Dodger Stadium</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-10T04:27:04-07:00">August 10th, 4:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-10T04:27:45-07:00">August 10th, 4:27am</time><address><a>Rishav Bhat</a>Rishav is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a slow a start, the Los Angeles Lakers have made multiple moves to strengthen the roster this offseason. While the additions of Adou Thiero and Jake LaRavia offer depth and scoring, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-deandre-ayton-eye-opening-reason-behind-la-decision">DeAndre Ayton is potentially a long-term solution at the Center</a>. </p><p>All three of the brand-new Lakers were at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night during the game against the Toronto Blue Jays, and even took the mound to throw out the ceremonial first pitch during the annual Lakers Night celebration. The Lakers’ official X handle <a href="https://x.com/Lakers/status/1954357107970683047" rel="noopener">posted a series of pictures of the three stars</a>, all wearing Dodgers jerseys with their own names on the back. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">DA, Adou, and Jake reppin’ LA 💙 <a href="https://t.co/kLm4irv4s1">pic.twitter.com/kLm4irv4s1</a></p><p>— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1954357107970683047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The three stars also wore their own Lakers numbers on the back. Ayton wore the No. 5, Thiero wore No. 1, while LaRavia attended the event wearing a No. 12 jersey.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Our newest Lakers are at <a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dodgers</a> stadium! <a href="https://t.co/lqHCfEEN5e">pic.twitter.com/lqHCfEEN5e</a></p><p>— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1954350288305058005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Ayton, LaRavia, and Thiero not only delivered the ceremonial pitches but also joined in the tradition of leading the crowd with the iconic <i>“It’s Time for Dodger Baseball!”</i> rallying cry. However, before that, the Dodgers manager Dave Roberts even offered the Lakers stars pitching pointers before they stepped onto the mound. </p><p>The event took place just a day after Kobe Bryant was honored at the stadium with a special bobblehead and a first pitch thrown by his daughter Bianka. The Dodgers are the defending World Series champions and seem on track for another title. The game started in competitive fashion before turning into a rout.</p><p>Blake Snell was dominant for the Dodgers, striking out 10 over five shutout innings. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-joins-40-home-run-club-center-field-moonshot">Shohei Ohtani’s 40th homer of the season</a> and a Max Muncy blast accounted for the early damage, but it was the Jays’ inability to contain the bottom of the Dodgers’ order that turned a competitive game into a rout. Certainly an entertaining first piece of action for the Lakers in attendance as well.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
3.0	0.5	-	-	-

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
3.0	0.5	-	-	-

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