Fresh off a World Series victory, a number of Dodgers were back in LA and in attendance for Wednesday’s Lakers-Spurs showdown. And boy did the players know it.

While LeBron James was showing love to Roki Sasaki and Luka Dončić and Rui Hachimura were taking pictures pregame, Deandre Ayton was feeling the nerves.

“I ain’t gonna lie,” Ayton said postgame, “seeing the Dodgers, the champions, walk in here, they put a little pressure on me. I was a little nervous actually seeing them in person. I’ve been watching them through a glass all season.”

Fortunately, the pressure wasn’t too much for Ayton and the Lakers as they came away victorious on the night, which was full of celebration and recognition of the champions.

The Lakers gave away Lakers-Dodgers T-shirts and between the first and seco

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