Jarred Vanderbilt is sued for wearing clothes worth $2k, only to return them the next day
$4.4 million LA Lakers star Jarred Vanderbilt is being called out online for buying $2,000 worth of clothes and wearing them on NBA game night… only to return them the next day!
Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt has been slammed on social media for buying $2,000 worth of clothing and wearing it prior to his team’s first game against the Golden State Warriors in the second round of the NBA playoffs, in order to return the next day.
The 24-year-old, who came to LA from the Minnesota Timberwolves on the February trade deadline, wore a plain tank top with an open white and blue short-sleeved button-down, and completed his fit with striped slim-fit pants and all-white sneakers.
On May 5, four days after his purchase, he was slammed on Instagram for wearing the apparel only once during the Lakers’ 117-112 victory at Chase Center, which took place three days earlier, on May 2.
“Nice guy,” shared the suspected Saks employee, who appears to be based in the San Francisco area. ‘Bought clothes for 2,000 on Monday. This outfit special. Wore it Tuesday to tunnel and post and returned it yesterday. I was not in the store and someone took the return. Look know why…
‘Obviously used clothes. Mayn, if I didn’t have a reason to hate the Lakers and go home, I have more reason now. Boooooo @JVANDO YA BUM.’
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Vanderbilt joined the Lakers in February as part of the Russell Westbrook deadline trade
A friend of the Saks employee later added on Instagram, “My boi @sfc.og at Saks just destroyed @jvando,” along the hashtag #DubsIn6.
DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives from both Vanderbilt and the Lakers.
Vanderbilt, whose base salary is $4.4 million a year, has been given the onerous task of keeping a close watch on Warriors and NBA star Steph Curry in the Lakers series against Golden State.
He mostly kept the 35-year-old in Game 1, limiting his efficiency to 41 percent shooting from the field (10 of 24 shots). The four-time NBA champion managed to put more points on the board on Saturday (23) despite LA’s Game 3 victory and converting just 9 of 21 attempts.
Vanderbilt must guard Steph Curry in the second round of the playoffs
In Game 2, the Warriors had to rely on the other team member of the Splash Bros. — Klay Thompson – who made eight 3-pointers and finished with 30 points to fend off the Lakers. In that game, Curry only had 20 points, but he shot the basketball better (58 percent, with 7-of-12 shots).
It’s fair to say that Vanderbilt has dramatically improved the Lakers defense since being part of a trade package that saw ex-Purple and Gold point guard Russell Westbrook go to Utah in February.
At the time, Lakers fans had never heard his name, but as soon as he played his first game in the City of Angels, the home crowd noticed how unique he was.
In addition to Curry, Vanderbilt has been assigned to guard some of the NBA’s most unstoppable offensive players, including Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic and Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant.
In just a few short months, LA’s No. 2 has gone from being a stranger to Lakers fans to becoming a vital player on a team that could be crowned NBA champions in June.