The Los Angeles Lakers added a new forward and a whole bunch of dad jokes to their roster on Friday.
The team signed forward Taurean Prince, most recently of the Minnesota Timberwolves, to a 1-year deal, which pairs him with forward LeBron James.
As you have well now, people call James “the King,” and Prince is the new Laker’s last name. Los Angeles has officially added … a Prince to the King.
If you think this joke is royally good, then we’ve got you covered. Twitter immediately found the clever wordplay and ran with it in a nice bundle of tweets.
Will this joke get run into the ground? Probably, but it’s just too obvious to pass up right after news broke of Prince’s signing.
Free agent F Taurean Prince has agreed to a 1-year, $4.5 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, his agents Steven Heumann and Richie Beda of @CAA_Basketball tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2023
Yes, everyone made the same joke. Prepare yourself, because there’s going to be a lot of references to this combo once the Lakers season gets going in October.
WE GOT A PRINCE AND A KING NOW https://t.co/rKY6Jewelm
— Matthew Peralta (@_MatthewPeralta) June 30, 2023
prince to go with their king https://t.co/c1PEpLvVg5
— , (@3tphtd) June 30, 2023
Prince with the 'King'…. https://t.co/T2ysFx2osK
— ﾌﾑﾘ ₥৹₦€¥☘️ (@Jay_Money34) June 30, 2023
A Prince to join King James https://t.co/5mRSpBzpCk
— Jay Aquino (@theJayAquino) June 30, 2023
the prince and the king https://t.co/ZglMU4Q9vz
— no longer spida szn 😔 (@cavs_in_4) June 30, 2023
THE PRINCE AND THE KING WOJ BOMB https://t.co/TtGa1ksNZc
— Krishen Narayan (@krishennarayan) June 30, 2023
King and Prince 👑 Welcome to the Lakeshow https://t.co/NHts9sBNlm
— Spencey (@Spencey_V) June 30, 2023
Taurean Prince last season:
9.1 PPG
2.4 RPG
1.6 APG
22 MPG
47/38/84%Prince and King on the same team 👀🔥 pic.twitter.com/vrLgyMRaSC
— LeBron Muse (@BronMuse) June 30, 2023
The King and the Prince are on the same team. League finished 👑
— 🎗NBA•Fan🎗 (@Klutch_23) June 30, 2023
A King and a Prince in the Hollywood Castle
Welcome to the Lakeshow TP💜💜💛💛💛💛 https://t.co/L1dKVxvAnP
— Sibusiso Ngwale (Young Steez) (@sibusiso_ngwale) June 30, 2023
LAKERS GOT A KING AND A PRINCE!
…I said the joke first, I’m sure.
— Lakers Legacy (@LakersLegacyPod) June 30, 2023
The Lakers now have a King and a Prince on their team. pic.twitter.com/tKyhJoSeJX
— LakeShowMuse (@lalakersmuse) June 30, 2023
How many king and prince punch lines we getting next season? https://t.co/Fj5cUJKZnS
— Jamel Torrence (@JamelTorrence) June 30, 2023
Prince & King on the same team. pic.twitter.com/RRIN3bGNeH
— NBA World (@NBAW0RLD24) June 30, 2023
The Prince joins The King😤 https://t.co/h2lQCtxsoa
— Nathan Alan Barnhart (@RealNate018) June 30, 2023
The Lakers now have a King and a Prince 💪#Lakeshow
— Just Ricky! (@ImDerrickCurtis) June 30, 2023
