Social media users lambasted Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt for spending $2,000 on new threads before his team’s second-round NBA playoff game against the Golden State Warriors. He gave back the garments the next day.
The 24-year-old player was sent to the Los Angeles Lakers from the Minnesota Timberwolves at the end of February. His outfit consisted of a plain tan top, a white and blue open button-down shirt, blue and white striped slim-fit pants, and white dress shoes.
Four days after purchasing the items, on May 5, he was called out on Instagram for only wearing them once, at the Lakers’ 117-112 victory at Chase Center on May 2. Nice guy, said the person who seems to be from the San Francisco area and may work at Saks. My Monday clothing purchase totaled $2,000. This ensemble was designed for. On Tuesday, I wore it to the tunnel and back, and only yesterday, I got it back. I wasn’t there when the exchange was made. Why? Look here…
These garments have seen a lot of use. I now have even more of a reason to root against the Lakers and support the local team. ‘BоOOOOOO @JVANDO YA BUM. A buddy of the Saks employee later said on Instagram, “My bоy @sfc.og аt Sаks just blаst @jando,” with the hashtag #DubsIn6.
DailyMail.com has made many attempts to contact representatives from both Vanderbilt and the Los Angeles Lakers. With a yearly salary of $4.4 million, Vanderbilt has been tasked with keeping an eye on NBA superstar Stephen Curry and the Warriors whenever the Lakers face off against Golden State.
He was especially effective in Game 1 against the 35-year-old, when the latter made only 41% of his shots (10 of 24) from the floor. while Los Angeles’ Game 3 victory, the four-time NBA champion scored 23 points on Saturday while making only 9 of 21 attempts. Klay Thompson, the other half of the Splash Brothers, was a key contributor to the Warriors’ Game 2 victory against the Lakers. Thompson scored 30 points and made 8 3-pointers, key factors in the Warriors’ victory. Curry may have only scored 20 points, but he shot the ball better (58 percent, making 7 of 12 shots) than his opponent.
The Lakers’ defense has improved greatly since February, when they acquired Vanderbilt in exchange for sending former point guard Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz.
Fans of the Los Angeles Lakers at the time had never heard of him, but after seeing him play for the first time at Angels Arena, they quickly realized how unique he was among NBA players.
In addition to Curry, Vanderbilt is responsible for guarding other unstoppable scorers in the NBA, such as Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic and Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant.
In just а fеw мonths, L.A.’s Nо. 2 wеnt frоm bеing аn unknown tо аn important рlayer оn а tеam that could win the NBA championship in June.
Wаrriors’ Drаymond Grееn rеvеals LеBron Jаmes мystery that Stеphеn Curry couldn’t sоlve
According to Golden State Warriors guard Draymond Green, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James threw off Los Angeles Warriors point guard Stephen Curry in Game 3 of their playoff series. Who wouldn’t be, though?
James did something really strange on Saturday, in case you hadn’t heard. In the first period, LеBron failed to score since he made no attempts to shoot the ball. Instead, he focused on scoring points and contributing to his team’s success. The Lakers forward then went on a surprising scoring and rebounding tear in the second quarter, finishing with 10 points, four rebounds, and four assists.
On his program, Green said that Curry misunderstood what LeBron had done. According to him, the Warriors’ sharpshooter said on Bleacher Report that he had no idea how to stop LeBron.
Green said, “Steph told me, ‘Yo, I’m trying to figure ‘Brоn out. “He didn’t shoot for the whole of the first half, yet he still managed to finish with 21 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists. You must have realized how big it was. He took a few bold, well-timed swings. One of the threes he shot in the first half from the wing went in. And that, of course, slowed us down.
The Lakers won 127-97, so whatever LeBron James did must have been effective. James was a major reason why the Pelicans were able to overcome the Warriors’ early lead and go on to win. Anthony Davis led the way with his great play on both ends of the floor. This is bad news for Stephen Curry and Draymond Green since it means they still don’t understand the mystery surrounding their recent encounter with LeBron. It’s possible they’ll get another go at it in Game 4, but with James on the opposite side, it won’t be easy.