The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t let the close 116-111 loss to the Sacramento Kings dampen their spirits as they picked an all-time classic as a soothing balm.
The Lakers couldn’t fend off the Kings’ threat despite LeBron James’ 32-point outing and registered their 25th loss of the season to sit 13th in the West with a 20-25 record.
It was an odd choice of song, but the lyrics do provide an inkling of how their season has gone this season. According to NBA insider Dave McMenamin, Teddy Pendergrass’ ‘Love T.K.O.’ was seen playing from the speakers in the locker room.
Song playing in the Lakers locker room after the loss to the Kings.
Sampling of the lyrics:
But another fight, things ain't right
I'm losin' again
Takes a fool to lose twice
And start all over again
Think I'd better let it gohttps://t.co/XV6JcleRc7
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) January 19, 2023
Song playing in the Lakers locker room after the loss to the Kings. Sampling of the lyrics: But another fight, things ain’t right I’m losin’ again Takes a fool to lose twice And start all over again Think I’d better let it go
For the uninitiated, the R&B soul soundtrack was No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time of release. The 1980 track was penned by Linda Womack, Cecil Womack, and Eddie Gip Noble and went on to have multiple pop culture references over the decades.
NBA Fans React To The Lakers’ Listening To ‘Love T.K.O’ After Their Loss To The Kings
It wasn’t a happy reaction from fans who saw McMenamin’s tweet, especially the ones who were familiar with Pendergrass’ chartbuster. Some slammed the insider for his reportage.
It’s hard to blame the unit considering they are short-handed without Anthony Davis, Lonnie Walker IV, and Austin Reaves in the lineup. At this point, whether the Lakers decided to just cool off with a classic or have resigned to their fate is still a topic of debate. Here are some of the reactions:
I have nothing to add to this thread other than Love TKO is one of the greatest R&B songs ever and it’s also the sample of one of the greatest hip hop songs ever
I said this team is gonna make the play-in tournament, but I’m starting to somewhat doubt that.
LeBron was actually singing the song and it was an original by him. Unless that’s the case this is nothing.
Looks like another Lakers TKO
Pulitzer Prize winning journalism here
They really suck. It’s pretty much the lebron show and that’s about it.
Players can’t listen to songs now?
Reporters: how big of a reach can I tweet tonight?
We’re quoting lyrics in a locker room now and tweeting it out. What a world we live in
What the hell are these even about? Lmao.
This comes after the viral sidelines “Y’all Gotta Be Better Than That” argument between Russell Westbrook and Assistant coach Phil Handy after their win over the Houston Rockets.
Guess when it comes to the Lakers, there’s never a shortage of moments that make headlines.
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