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.
FIVE threes from Blake Hinson in his Summer Lakers debut
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— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) July 6, 2024
Blake Hinson today
17 Points
3 Rebounds
2 Assists
5/7 from three
5/8 FGSteal? pic.twitter.com/GozgHG13JM
— Lakers Empire (@LakersEmpire) July 6, 2024
Under 20 minutes too? Sheesh
— Lakers Empire (@LakersEmpire) July 6, 2024
The Lakers got a STEAL with Blake Hinson
4 threes already so far
pic.twitter.com/kidEaCl36E
— (@SixthManJake) July 6, 2024
Lakers didn’t need Klay, they had Blake Hinson at home
— Matthew Peralta (@_MatthewPeralta) July 6, 2024
Most Impressive Summer League Laker after 1 Game?
— Coach JJ Redick Muse (@JJRedickMuse) July 6, 2024
Someone did not read the scouting report. https://t.co/WpUGNjnxCX
— The Loyal Sons (@TheLoyalSons) July 7, 2024
More to come from B2⃣ for the @Lakers. That is what he does.
#H2P https://t.co/DCpxYzfInF
— Pitt Basketball (@Pitt_MBB) July 7, 2024
Should we tell em it happened in less than 20 mins or nah? https://t.co/TRXD1I5jod
—
LakersGuru
(@GuruLakers) July 6, 2024
Might have found a gem here
— GoldenKnight (@GoldenKnightGFX) July 6, 2024
Blake Hinson in a Lakers Uniform pic.twitter.com/fZuECHOvT3
— B (@ayobernn) July 6, 2024
Coach Dane Johnson: “Blake obviously shot really well today. Big body, high release and it’s tough to get to him on close outs. He can shoot contested shots too. We’re going to keep going to him and he’ll have a great summer league. Super excited about him.”
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) July 6, 2024
WHY DOES THIS DUDE NOT CARE ABOUT HIS SHOT BEING CONTESTED?!?! pic.twitter.com/XcUsi2YIbt https://t.co/NllkgPHkuI
—
LakersGuru
(@GuruLakers) July 5, 2024
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