How 'Brodie The Goldendoodle' landed courtside at Knicks-Lakers - ESPN

The Los Angeles Lakers had a furry guest courtside at Monday night's game — Brodie the dog, an 80-pound goldendoodle.

Wearing an Austin Reaves jersey on-and-off and shifting from sitting in his owner's lap to laying under him, Brodie caught the attention of celebrities and players.

He became the fan of the night at Crypto.com Arena, or as his owner Cliff Brush Jr. clarified «good boy of the night.»

«They did a dance off [and] Brodie can move so I knew he was gonna take it,» Brush Jr. said. «It was just so funny to watch them cut from one fan to Brodie on the Jumbotron and how like crazy the arena was going.»

New York Knicks guard Josh Hart approached Brodie before the game and told Brush Jr. how much he loves Brodie's TikToks and shook his paw. Players whispered and side-eyed Brodie throughout the night.

Two fans sitting courtside across from them made a bet that the 4-year-old dog wasn't real. According to Brush Jr., one spectator believed the pup was a person in a costume. Brush Jr. talked to referees, season ticket holders and TV announcers who all told him that they'd never seen anything like this.

At one point, while running down the court, Brush Jr. said LeBron James did a double take, looking at Brodie then to the basket then back to Brodie.

«I knew it was gonna be a spectacle to a degree,» Brush Jr. said. «But, you know, I didn't think it would be as crazy as it kind of went.»

By halftime, Brush Jr. knew it was going to be viral. He also added he doesn't know yet if Reaves reached out to him because his DMs have been busy.

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The Lakers jersey sponsor Bibigo invited Brodie to the