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Lakers’ Adou Thiero's postseason opportunity is an audition for next year

California Post·Khobi Price·21 days ago
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As Adou Thiero was standing in front of the scorer’s table at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City early in the second quarter of the Lakers’ Game 2 loss to the Thunder , a familiar face followed Thiero’s path with a message.  Luka Doncic , the team’s star player who’s been sidelined since April 2 because of a strained left hamstring, made the walk from his seat on the Lakers’ bench to the scorer’s table before putting his arm to Thiero. Doncic was there to give the Lakers rookie pieces of advice before getting his first opportunity of being in the Lakers’ playoff rotation after Jarred Vanderbilt suffered an open right pinky dislocation , opening up playing time.  “He just told me to go out there and play hard, just do what I do and don’t overthink anything,” Thiero said of Doncic’s message. “Just kept it simple and trying to lighten the pressure on me.” Lakers rookie Adou Thiero has found himself in the rotation in Games 2 and 3 against the Thunder.…

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