The Los Angeles Lakers were certainly not lacking in support from big-named celebrities in their series-clinching win over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.
LeBron James and the Lakers took care of business at Crypto.com Arena, soundly defeating the Warriors 122-101 to punch their ticket to the Western Conference Finals. The seventh-seeded Lakers will now play the Denver Nuggets for the conference title.
Leo DiCaprio, Elon Musk, Bill Maher, Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and well-known purple and gold superfan Jack Nicholson were among the notable celebrities in attendance for the Lakers’ big win.
Cameras showed DiCaprio wearing a mask (presumably for COVID-19 precautions) and “LA” baseball cap during the game. DiCaprio’s decision to wear a mask led to quite the amount of reactions from fans.
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The Lakers had to scratch and claw their way back into the playoff race following a dismal first half. But they’ve already taken down the No. 2 seed Memphis Grizzlies and now the defending champion Warriors, who were a thorn in James’ side during his run with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
LeBron led the Lakers to the 2020 NBA Championship in the Orlando Bubble less than three years ago. The King is now halfway home to winning his fifth NBA Championship.
