Bucks

They entered the postseason tied with the Milwaukee Bucks with the longest winning streak at eight.

His breakthrough game was March 20 at Crypto.com Arena, where he scored 17 points during a 118-89 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in which most of the Lakers top players did not play.

In 2020, the Milwaukee Bucks refused to play to protest the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin, leading to similar actions by teams across the NBA, Major League Soccer, baseball and the WNBA.

Milwaukee Bucks fan Mike McClain said he was motivated by a dislike for Musk, who he referred to as "the real president".

He served as an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks for several years before becoming head coach of the last-place Toronto Raptors in January 1998.