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    Julius Randle #30 of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks against the Houston Rockets on October 26, 2016 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images
    By Rhiannon Walker Kofie Yeboah

    GAME. BLOUSES.

    In their first game of the post-Kobe Bryant era, the Los Angeles Lakers pulled off a 120-114 win over the Houston Rockets despite 34 points, 17 assists and eight rebounds from James Harden. Third-year forward Julius Randle finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and the Lakers shot 50.6 percent from the field.

    https://twitter.com/KobeTruthNlight/status/791518303428546560

    Here’s to a new era!

    blessings

    How impressive is this stat line from New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis? Well, he’s the first player since 1973 to accomplish the feat.

    SOCIAL STATUS

    R&B singer Sevyn Streeter was slated to sing the national anthem before the Philadelphia 76ers’ season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, but says she was told minutes before that she couldn’t perform because of her “We Matter” jersey.

    This all very interesting because the league is composed of mostly African-American men, who still have to deal with racial injustice and bias, such as Milwaukee Bucks forward John Henson did when the police were called on him while he tried to buy a watch a little more than a year ago. Or what the NBA went through only two years ago while trying to expunge former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the league.

    Then again, NBA commissioner Adam Silver has already stated that he’d rather see players stand during the anthem, so we suppose this was the expected outcome.

    FOR THE CULTURE

    Rejoice! Toy Story 4 is coming soon!

    Learn more about the man behind the hit song Uber Everywhere!

    During their home opener on Wednesday, the Orlando Magic honored the victims from the Orlando nightlcub shooting last June.

    TOP THREE TWEETS

    1. THE WORLD SERIES BET IS ON

    2. BILL HANKS? TOM MURRAY? WHO IS THIS?

    3. NO Ls HERE, ONLY Ws

    #ICYMI

    Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton confirmed the rumors that her outfits were, in fact, “influenced” by the Death Row music label. Y’all, it’s lit.

    PICTURE PERFECT

    Rhiannon Walker is an associate editor at The Undefeated. She is a drinker of Sassy Cow Creamery chocolate milk, an owner of an extensive Disney VHS collection, and she might have a heart attack if Frank Ocean doesn't drop his second album.

    Kofie Yeboah asks for Sweet Tea at every restaurant and recites approximately 2.5 Spongebob lines per hour.

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