Snoop Dogg was rightly amped after the Los Angeles Lakers upset the Memphis Grizzlies within the first sport of their NBA playoffs sequence, and has even given the crew a brand new nickname.
A fired-up Snoop took to Instagram on Sunday (April 16) following the Lakers’ 128-112 victory, the place he hilariously dubbed the Lakeshow the “United Nations” as a result of their numerous worldwide roster, which incorporates gamers from Germany, Sudan, Japan and past.
“Let’s go Lakers! Let’s go, child,” Tha Doggfather started his victory speech. “The fuck y’all say about my Lakers, n-gga, huh?! We in right here now, n-gga. It’s a sequence. You gotta beat us 4 muthafuckin’ occasions, n-gga.
“We bought United Nations over right here. We bought Asians, white boys, n-ggas — boy, we chilly! The Lakers bought a chilly squad, child. We on it like we would like it. Ay Bubba, let me hear from ya, punk. Lakers in six, punk!”
Some followers had been much less involved with Snoop Dogg’s trash speaking and extra involved with the comparatively small and outdated TV monitor he was watching the sport on.
“Snoop making to a lot cash to be watching the sport on that bull shit ass television,” one particular person wrote within the feedback part, whereas one other requested: “Uncle snoop the place the hell are you watching the sport at ? You appear to be you’re watching it within the closet!”
The West Coast icon is feeling good about his beloved Lakers’ possibilities of successful their first-round sequence in opposition to the Memphis Grizzlies after stealing sport 1 on the street, regardless of being the No. 7 seed within the West.
Grizzlies star Ja Morant’s standing for sport 2 is at present “in jeopardy” after taking a tough fall on his proper hand.
LeBron James posted 21 factors and 11 rebounds, whereas Anthony Davis anchored the crew’s protection with a game-high seven blocks. Nonetheless, it was two unlikely heroes who carried the Lakers to victory as Austin Reeves and Rui Hachimura mixed for 52 factors.
Sport 2 in Memphis is at present set for Wednesday evening (April 17) at 7:30 p.m. ET because the Los Angeles Lakers will look to go up 2-0 within the sequence.
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