It was all sunshine and rainbows in Los Angeles as the Lakers hosted the New Orleans Pelicans at Crypto.com Arena, looking to pick up their 15th win of the season. And the odds were stacked heavily in their favor. The Pelicans came in missing seven players, including stars like Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy III, Jordan Poole, and Herb Jones. As you’d expect, the Lakers — even without LeBron James — controlled the game from start to finish and had plenty of laughs and fun moments along the way.

One such moment was caught on camera when Maxi Kleber, the German power forward, ended up blocking his own shot. With about 1:47 left in the third quarter, Kleber drove to the rim but somehow pushed the ball out of the basket instead of finishing the play — turning what could’ve been an easy three-po

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