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Lakers fans, meet Blake Hinson.

Hinson, the former Pitt star, went for 17 points on five three pointers and a pair of free throws in Saturday’s NBA Summer League game, the first of his professional career.

After his elite shooting performance, Hinson was met by thousands of fans online who were ecstatic to see that the Lake Show has a new shooter on the team. The Lakers’ official Twitter account posted Hinson’s highlights and within hours received more than 730,000 impressions and 7,000 likes. Check out some of the top tweets from Laker and Pitt fans after Hinson’s performance.

This article first appeared on Pittsburgh Sports Now and was syndicated with permission.

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