During their game against the Lakers, Toronto Raptors star RJ Barrett had to take another look to ensure that a Game of Thrones actor was sitting courtside.
On Sunday, the northern team traveled to the City of Stars to play LeBron James and company at Crypto.com Arena.
The Canadian was celebrating a possible three-pointer after being fouled while making a score in the first quarter when he saw that Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jamie Lannister in the classic series, was there.Barrett was delightfully captured on camera doing a double take to make sure his eyes weren’t playing tricks on him. In the meantime, the Duke product’s response to his presence made Coster-Waldau laugh.
‘Game of Thrones?’ Barrett was also seen verifying from a different angle before smiling and making his way to the free-throw line to sink his bonus point.Jessica Alba, Halsey, and Ben Affleck were among the A-list celebrities present at the arena. However, Barrett was struck in enemy territory by the Game of Thrones star.
Regretfully, the Purple and Gold would defeat the Raptors 123-103.
With 18 points apiece, Barrett and Chris Boucher led Toronto in scoring; the latter scored from the bench.
Jakob Poeltl and Grady Dick each scored 14 points, while Ochai Agbaji scored 16. For the double-double, Poeltl also captured eleven boards.
However, James’ triple-double of 19 points, 15 assists, and 10 rebounds helped the Lakers win.
CURRENT TRENDSAnthony Davis finished the game with 22 points, while Austin Reaves scored a game-high 27 points with six assists.
On November 13, the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies after improving to 6-4. Before facing the Bucks in the NBA Cup’s opening round on the 12th, the Raptors were dropped to 2-9.