An extremely shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers side faced off against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night.
Four out of L.A.'s five starters were out with respective injuries as LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura all sat out. They joined Dorian Finney-Smith, Jarred Vanderbilt and Maxi Kleber, who are all nursing various injuries as well, on the sidelines.
Despite the lack of talent on the court, there was no shortage of star power off it at Crypto.com Arena. One of the biggest names who attended Thursday's game was renowned R&B singer Jhené Aiko, who was spotted sitting courtside for the matchup.
Even the NBA had to shout out the Grammy Award-nominated recording artist as she posed for the cameras.
" @jheneaiko courtside in LA! " the NBA posted on Instagram.
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Aiko has more than a few fans across the globe, boasting 17.3 million followers on Instagram. Her supporters quickly gravitated towards the NBA's post as the 37-year-old "Sativa" hitmaker stole the show from her courtside seat.
"She A REAL 1 WESSIDE CALI LA " a comment read.
"Queen " said another.
"This why Bronny dropped buckets tonight," reacted a user.
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"I'm droppin 50 if she courtside," declared a fan.
"Real " another wrote.
"i know what im listening to tonight " reacted Fanatics' IG account.
Aiko, however, watched the Lakers lose in what turned out to be a lopsided contest. Rookies Dalton Knecht and Bronny James both showed out in this one, dropping 17 points apiece, but it was far from enough for L.A.
The Lakers had no answer for Giannis Antetokounmpo (28 points, seven rebounds) as the former back-to-back MVP led the Bucks to a convincing 118-99 win.
After this loss, the Lakers have fallen to 43-26 and have dropped to the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference.
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This story was originally published March 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM.