Current:Home > BackBrodie The Goldendoodle was a crowd favorite sitting courtside at Lakers game-LoTradeCoin
Brodie The Goldendoodle was a crowd favorite sitting courtside at Lakers game
View Date:2024-12-24 00:19:54
The past week in basketball featured Ja Morant's return, a game-winning shot from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Damian Lillard joining the 20,000 points club.
But perhaps none of these stars caught fans' attention quite like Brodie the Goldendoodle. The 80-pound social media star was courtside at Crypto.com Arena on Monday with his owner, Cliff Brush Jr., Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick and Spike Lee to watch the Los Angeles Lakers take on the New York Knicks.
“A recurring theme we heard all night — from the announcers, the refs, the season-ticket holders who’ve been there for 20-plus years — everyone was saying they’ve never seen this before their entire life,” Brush Jr. told the Los Angeles Times. “So it definitely seemed like a first. Maybe there’s been little dogs that people just don’t even notice, but you can’t miss Brodie.”
Brush Jr. said that he and Brodie needed a security escort to get to their seats because so many fans recognized the famous furry friend. He was a Jumbotron darling all night and even won a dance battle.
The four-year-old dog, whose social media handle is @BrodieThatDood, has 6.6 million followers on TikTok and an additional million on Instagram. He dresses up, plays around and does skits like "Rating Pro Athletes on their Dog Friendliness" and a spoof of "Bad Boys" called "Good Boys."
Brodie and Brush Jr. live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where Brush Jr. started posting videos of his canine companion when he was a puppy. He said the content got so much attention that he was able to quit his job as an accountant to run the Brodie show.
“Everywhere we go, Brodie is taking pictures, signing paw-tographs, especially in airports and large crowded places,” Brush Jr. said.
The Lakers appearance, which was sponsored by Bibigo, the Lakers' jersey sponsor, was just one of many sports outings the labradoodle has participated in. Brodie has also played fetch for the first pitch at a Miami Marlins game, created content with the Miami Heat and attended a St. Louis City SC match to promote the stadium's dog-friendly space.
veryGood! (74486)
Related
- Mega Millions winning numbers for November 8 drawing: Jackpot rises to $361 million
- Funeral homes warned after FTC's first undercover phone sweep reveals misleading pricing
- Travis Kelce Shares Conversation He Had With Taylor Swift About Media Attention
- Michigan man convicted of defacing synagogue with swastika, graffiti
- Texas mother sentenced to 50 years for leaving kids in dire conditions as son’s body decomposed
- University of California board delays vote over hiring immigrant students without legal status
- Atlanta Falcons hiring Raheem Morris as next head coach
- Jannik Sinner ends 10-time champion Novak Djokovic’s unbeaten streak in Australian Open semifinals
- Britney Spears reunites with son Jayden, 18, after kids moved in with dad Kevin Federline
- Ake keeps alive Man City treble trophy defense after beating Tottenham in the FA Cup
Ranking
- Indiana man is found guilty of murder in the 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls
- An Alaska judge will preside over an upcoming Hawaii bribery trial after an unexpected recusal
- Illegal border crossings from Mexico reach highest on record in December before January lull
- Former prominent Atlanta attorney who shot his wife in SUV pleads guilty to lesser charges
- AI could help scale humanitarian responses. But it could also have big downsides
- Deepfakes exploiting Taylor Swift images exemplify a scourge with little oversight
- Furry surprise in theft suspect’s pocket: A tiny blue-eyed puppy
- Prominent celebrity lawyer pleads guilty to leaking documents to reporters in Fugees rapper’s case
Recommendation
-
Burger King's 'Million Dollar Whopper' finalists: How to try and vote on your favorite
-
Rents fall nationwide for third straight month as demand cools, report shows
-
Stop lying to your children about death. Why you need to tell them the truth.
-
Italy’s leader denounces antisemitism; pro-Palestinian rally is moved from Holocaust Remembrance Day
-
Japan to resume V-22 flights after inquiry finds pilot error caused accident
-
Lawmakers want oversight of Pentagon's don't ask, don't tell discharge review
-
Lawmakers want oversight of Pentagon's don't ask, don't tell discharge review
-
Rents fall nationwide for third straight month as demand cools, report shows