Matisse Thybulle
Why it is trending in America today
Lakers lose 136-129 to Trail Blazers; Thybulle draws attention
Matisse Thybulle is in the news after the Los Angeles Lakers lost 136-129 to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, Oct. 27. The loss came days after a jersey number change linked him to Dalton Knecht, who was waived by the Lakers.
The story behind it
Thybulle wore the number 4 at Washington, where he played college basketball. He had been set to wear No. 26 with the Lakers. After Knecht was waived, Thybulle took Knecht's former number instead. He said he combined his two earlier NBA numbers, 22 and 4, to reach 26. A Lakers-focused site framed the change as a sign of disrespect toward Knecht.
The background
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24 — Thybulle joined the Lakers this season as a veteran defensive guard. Through the first four games, he was a starter for the team, which had won three of those games. He changed his shooting approach, and he made more three-pointers than before, which brought him more minutes.
On Tuesday, the Lakers fell 136-129 to Portland at home, dropping to 3-1. Coach JJ Redick started Thybulle and Ziaire Williams on defense, according to a Lakers preview. The Lakers were outscored by 12 points during Thybulle's 22 minutes on the floor. Separately, the Knicks signed Dalton Knecht to a two-way contract on Friday, Oct. 23, after the Lakers waived him earlier that week.
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Key facts
- The Lakers lost 136-129 to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at home.
- The loss dropped the Lakers to 3-1 this season.
- Thybulle took Dalton Knecht's old jersey number after Knecht was waived.
- The Knicks signed Dalton Knecht to a two-way contract on Friday, Oct. 23.
- Thybulle has been playing more and shooting better from three-point range this season.
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Trend data
Matisse Thybulle started trending in the US on Oct 24, 12:00 AM EDT, reaching about 2K+ Google searches. 5 news outlets covered it in our feed, including NBC Sports, Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports. The earliest report we found came from NBC Sports at Oct 22, 2:22 AM EDT. This topic has trended on 2 different days.