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Flavor Flav and the Lakers have a connection you probably didn't see…

Lakers forward Sandro Mamukelashvili is the other half of the pairing, and the New York Post asks how the two became friends; nobody asked the clock.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
Published 8:17 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “Flavor Flav and the Lakers have a connection you probably didn’t see coming”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 8:17 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Lakers.
BBN covered this story before: JJ Redick throws Lakers players under bus to excuse Bronny James'… (October 14).

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New York PostFlavor Flav and the Lakers have a connection you probably didn’t see coming

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe promised you this one: Flavor Flav and the Lakers, and the question is how Sandro Mamukelashvili and the Public Enemy hype man became friends.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe New York Post says the friendship is the surprise, and I think it's wonderful that a rapper with a giant clock around his neck and a basketball player found each other.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA clock. Around his neck. On a team that has never once been on time for the playoffs.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's called chemistry, Dale.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI can't pronounce his name and Flavor Flav can, so I know who the better friend is.

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