NBA Briefs | Lizzo’s twerk steals Lakers attention, Luka Doncic beats Michael Jordan

Grammy-nominated musician Lizzo has proven a headliner even at the NBA, stealing the attention even as the action got under way on the court.

The LA Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves may have been the star attraction on the court but Grammy nominated star Lizzo stole the show.

While LeBron James and Anthony Davis’ Lakers took on Karl Anthony Towns’ Timberwolves, Lizzo was sitting courtside.

The sassy star was enjoying the perks of front row seats and was even stopped for an interview.

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“Let me tell you something, both teams are great,” she began when asked who she was cheering for. “I’m personally cheering for 32.”

When asked if she meant Towns, she replied with “mmhmm”.

“That’s my baby,” she said before admitting that she’s never met the Timberwolves centre.

Lizzo likes some Karl-Anthony Towns. Quite a lot, in fact. pic.twitter.com/bzfaawU4uh

— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) December 9, 2019

But the star really let loose when the Laker girls danced to her song “Juice” during a time-out. As they strutted their stuff, Lizzo got into it too, revealing her thong as she twerked along to the music.

Peep the girls face next to Lizzo at the Lakers game😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/KUl4FEYY2F

— Box Out TV (@BoxOutTV) December 9, 2019

Singer Lizzo dances during a timeout at the Lakers vs Timberwolves.

While it appeared that she had pulled her dress up, a video of Lizzo entering the stadium showed her dress had the back cut out.

But it had fans drawing parallels to former WWE wrestler Rikishi.

Warning: Explicit language in the video below.

So Lizzo showed up to the Lakers game dressed like rakishi ?? For what reason pic.twitter.com/3wEpyuaezj

— NO (@FuckNitty) December 9, 2019

nobody :

not a single soul :

lizzo’s marketing team : pic.twitter.com/Py4xLphJsQ

— Arson (@CamryGod) December 9, 2019

Social media was quick to react with the world seemingly split on the action.

This game's had a little bit of everything ... including Lizzo pulling up her dress to show off her thong when Staples Center showed her on the jumbotron while the Laker Girls danced a routine to her song "Juice"

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) December 9, 2019

Lizzo.... no one wants to see that at an NBA game... stop.

— Jason Ward (@JasonWardNY) December 9, 2019

Remove Lizzo from the arena.

— trevor trout (@totaltroutmove) December 9, 2019

Lizzo twerking in a thong at a basketball game in front of who knows how many children isn’t ok. You can be you and be authentic, but show some discretion.

— VF Castro (@TheVFCastro) December 9, 2019

im constantly scratching my head at the lizzo hate tweets. she’s young and she’s enjoying her life.

— flo$$y 🚬 (@FUCCl) December 9, 2019

Shame on these Lakers fans for these comments about Lizzo but I wouldn't expect any better

— Unbreakable (@AaronSmarter) December 9, 2019

On the court, it was a big Lakers win as LA won 142-125 on the back of 50 points from Davis and 32 from LeBron.

DONCIC ECLIPSES MJ MARK

Luka Doncic has done it again.

If it seemed like Slovenian NBA star Luka Doncic was having a good start to the season, his latest record shows just how good he’s been.

The 20-year-old has scored 27 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to record his 19th straight game with at least 20-5-5.

The tally has seen the Dallas Mavericks star go past Michael Jordan to hold the record.

The NBA’s reigning rookie of the year appears to have the MVP award in his sights and has been red hot to start the year.

Luka Doncic has his 19th straight 20-5-5 performance, passing Michael Jordan for the longest streak since ABA-NBA merger. Oscar Robertson has only longer such streaks in NBA history.

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) December 9, 2019

Luka (27 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB) records his 19th straight game with at least 20 PTS, 5 REB and 5 AST, passing Michael Jordan for the most in NBA history. #MFFL pic.twitter.com/m6ghMFaAMn

— NBA TV (@NBATV) December 9, 2019

But Doncic didn’t have it all his own way, missing a tying attempt in the final seconds as the Sacramento Kings defeated the Mavericks 110-106.

The Kings’ Richaun Holmes rebounded Doncic’s tying attempt but heaped praise on the young gun.

“We all see how great Luka is so you just try to do as much as you can to take him out his comfort zone,” Holmes said.

Doncic did lose his cool throughout the game, including yelling at the officials as he left the court at the end of the game.

“I’m passionate for the game,” Doncic said.

“I want to win, and I just sometimes get out of control, because I want to win the whole time. I’m competitive. You can ask my family. Even if it’s not basketball, if it’s anything, I’m so competitive. But yeah, I’ve got to work on that for sure.

“I know how to (approach officials), but like I say, I’m passionate. I know a lot of times I’m wrong. Persons are wrong sometimes, and I’ve just got to learn to calm myself down and go to the next play.”