Watch: Deandre Ayton, Jake LaRavia & Adou Thiero Throw Out First Pitch At Dodgers Game

The Dodgers have a Lakers Night every year to celebrate the purple and gold. In addition to throwing the first pitch, Ayton, LaRavia and Thiero yelled out the traditional, “It’s Time for Dodger Baseball!” phrase.

They also got some pointers from Dodgers manager Dave Roberts before taking the mound, which appeared to have helped Thiero and LaRavia but not Ayton.

The Dodgers are the defending World Series champions and are currently the favorites to win it again this year, so the Lakers are certainly hoping some of that success will rub off onto them during their visit.

While the Lakers made some solid additions this offseason with Ayton being at the top of that list, it remains to be seen how all the pieces will fit together and how they will fare in a loaded Western Conference. They will worry about that during training camp though, which is less than two months away.

Deandre Ayton excited to join Lakers

After his signing became official, Deandre Ayton spoke about how excited he was to join the Lakers and get back to a winning situation.

“I wanted to be in a winning situation and my agents and I finally got a chance in free agency just to finally evaluate. I feel like the Lakers were the best position,” Ayton said. “They want to win a championship right now and I want to win right now as well and just be part of a winning legacy and be around winners. And everyone said it was something difficult to think about, but it just brings me back to playing with the Suns and being part of a winning organization. Once you win, everything is easy, really.”