“I\u2019m sold. Keep him in LA,” another\u00a0fan posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n Someone\u00a0else added<\/a>, “He should be somewhere doing so many defensive slide drills that he couldn\u2019t be able to stand up right now.”<\/p>\n
The Los Angeles Lakers\u2019 season came to an end after a disappointing first-round performance against the Minnesota Timberwolves, who defeated L.A. in five games\u2014despite the Lakers entering the series as favorites.<\/p>\n
With the offseason now underway, rookie forward Dalton Knecht appears to be enjoying his downtime. He was recently spotted on stage at what appeared to be a Chief Keef concert over the weekend.<\/p>\n
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The video quickly went viral, racking up over a million views on social media, along with 17,000 likes and more than 1,200 retweets<\/p>\n
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Knecht had an impressive start to his rookie campaign, but his momentum seemed to stall following a trade deadline deal\u2014ultimately rescinded\u2014that would have sent him to the Charlotte Hornets. After that, he didn\u2019t look quite the same and ended up logging just four total minutes in the postseason under head coach JJ Redick.<\/p>\n
NBA fans had mixed reactions to seeing Knecht on stage at a concert\u2014especially given that he didn\u2019t play a significant role down the stretch of the Lakers’ season. Some questioned the optics of the appearance so soon after the team’s early playoff exit, while others saw it as a rookie simply enjoying his offseason.<\/p>\n
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“Connect 4 having the time of his life,” a\u00a0fan said.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n “I\u2019m sold. Keep him in LA,” another\u00a0fan posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n Someone\u00a0else added<\/a>, “He should be somewhere doing so many defensive slide drills that he couldn\u2019t be able to stand up right now.”<\/p>\n
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