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Lakers fans teased Shohei Otani! Manager Dodge reminded: Don’t touch him. You are not as many superstars?

5:56pm, 19 June 2025【Basketball】

June 19, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts sent an interesting warning to Lakers fans in an interview today, reminding them not to be moved by Shoiping Otani. Mark Walter, the major shareholder of the Dodgers, just bought most of the Lakers' equity from the Bass family for $10 billion.

"Don't play Shohei Otani. The Lakers already have enough superstars in purple and gold robes. Let him be quiet." Roberts said.

Social media was filled with photos of Shohei Otani wearing the Lakers jersey on Wednesday. Fox baseball analyst Ben Flander posted: "Do we really want to see Shohei Otani score 50 points for the Lakers on Christmas Day? It's such an exciting time."

Some people also suggested that Shohei Otani could become a two-way player for the Lakers, and some even speculated whether the Lakers would let him play in the No. 2 or No. 3 position.

The Lakers currently have a Japanese player, Hachimura Shiraki. "I think Hachimura has become a banner of their country," Roberts said. "We will let Shohei Otani focus on baseball."

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