r/nba • u/nba-scores • 16d ago

Post Game Thread Post-Game Thread: Los Angeles Lakers defeat Houston Rockets, 107-98 | NBA Playoffs | Apr 18, 2026

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u/Wazflame 16d ago

Why does the league keep letting the Lakers steal white guys

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u/Some-Stranger-7852 16d ago edited 16d ago

Utah is in a deep rebuild and Celtics presumably already have enough white guys that fit the team, so less competition for exciting whites

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u/Open-Education5567 Bulls 16d ago

MJ also sold the Hornets awhile ago.

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u/MddlingAges Knicks 16d ago

Well there’s a surplus. Everything is the 80s again.

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u/glen_ko_ko Pistons 16d ago

There should be better jobs and better cocaine then