The Los Angeles Lakers take a lot more free throws than their opponents. This has been a widely known fact for a certain type of internet-addicted NBA fan dating back to last season when the trend emerged. On Monday against the Houston Rockets, the Lakers’ own announcers mentioned it on the broadcast, and the clip immediately went viral.
The 2022-23 Lakers of last season attempted 2,182 free throws, the most in the NBA. Lakers opponents shot 1,706 free throws, the fewest in the NBA, per basketball-reference. The trend is continuing this year: the Lakers have taken 1,180 free throws (the fourth-most in the NBA, but only No. 7
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