By James Brown
The Los Angeles Lakers is probably the NBA franchise with the biggest number of celebrities being fans of them. Some of the most notorious is Jack Nicholson, who since the 70s has been a regular attendant to date.
The Hip-Hop mogul Snoop Dogg is another of the biggest celebrity fans the team has, and he is often posting and speaking his mind about the team, the players, and the performance.
Recently, Dogg gave his unranked list of who he considers being the top 5 all-time Lakers players, and to the surprise of many, LeBron James and Anthony Davis appear on it.
As shared on a recent episode of The PivotPodcast, Snoop's unranked list includes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, and Shaquille O'Neal. Before making his final pick, he said, "That last spot… this is crucial, this is crucial because it ain't none of them new guys. They haven't done enough. It will be Michael Cooper, James Worthy; I could say Jerry West, or Wilt Chamberlain… I'm going to go with Wilt 'The Stilt': He averaged 50 a game, man! This is before cameras; he probably had 70! You know they were cheatin'! Wilt probably had 70 points and 75 rebounds: 'Give him 50.'"
LeBron wasn't mentioned in the clip (aside from being one of "them new guys"), but his omission is certainly noticeable. As a Laker, LeBron has averaged 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists per game. To Snoop's point, though, LeBron has only been a Laker for five seasons, a relatively short time compared to the other players who did make his list. While Snoop excluding LeBron wouldn't make much sense if his list was of the best players who have ever been on the Lakers, it seems he's more focused on what players have done in a Laker uniform.
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