Lakers rookie gets awesome new nickname from Snoop Dogg
Feb 5, 2023; Paradise, Nevada, USA; AFC captain and recording artist Snoop Dogg watches from the sidelines against the NFC during the Pro Bowl Games at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
One Los Angeles Lakers rookie has officially been blessed with the vibes of Uncle Snoop.
First-year Lakers forward Dalton Knecht exploded during Thursday’s preseason game against the Phoenix Suns. Knecht scored 35 points, including 20 in a row at one point, to lead the Lakers to the 128-122 overtime victory. That included a wild off-the-dribble three over seven-footer Bol Bol in the final seconds of the fourth quarter to force overtime.
Dalton Knecht 3PT over Bol Bol to force OT
Lakers rookie is COLD pic.twitter.com/GGqIHBKOLJ
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 18, 2024
In response to the 23-year-old Knecht’s eruption, hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg christened him with a fantastic new nickname. During an appearance on ESPN’s “First Take” Friday, Snoop pitched the name “Westside Knecht.”
Snoop Dogg gives Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht a brand new nickname & calls him ‘Westside Knecht’ after his takeover game last night on First Take pic.twitter.com/p6YHDk0wls
— 2Cool2Blog (@2Cool2Blog) October 18, 2024
That is a nifty play on the hip-hop supergroup Westside Connection. That group was led by Los Angeles legend Ice Cube and also featured rappers Mack 10 and WC.
Of course, Snoop Dogg is an L.A. legend himself too and has been known as a longtime Lakers fan. The ex-Tennessee star Knecht already had one pretty cool nickname prior to all this, but he may now have to go by the Snoop-coined “Westside Knecht,” especially now that he is on the Lakers.