Los Angeles Lakers wing Adou Thiero is trying to navigate through his rookie season in the NBA, which began with a knee injury and has most recently included his first rotation minutes.
Unfortunately though, Thiero has had to deal with some issues off the court now to. According to Dennis Broad and Karla Rendon of NBC Los Angeles, Thiero’s SUV was recently stolen and one of the people arrested for is was the brother of Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Puka Nacua:
Two men, including the brother of Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua, were arrested over the weekend after allegedly taking Los Angeles Lakers forward Adou Thiero’s SUV without his consent, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Deputies were called to the One Hotel in West Hollywood after the vehicle was tracked to the hotel, LASD exclusively told NBC4 Investigates. There, the suspects had valeted the car and entered the hotel.
While reviewing security footage, deputies were able to identify the suspects and found them soon after. They then arrested them on suspicion of taking the SUV.
It’s unclear where or when the SUV was stolen, according to law enforcement.
The suspects arrested in the case were identified as 27-year-old Trey Rose and 27-year-old Samson Nacua, who is the brother of the Los Angeles Rams’ Puka Nacua. Both men face a charge of taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent and remain behind bars.
It’s unclear if Thiero had any sort of prior relationship with Nacua or if this is just a coincidence, but it is quite the Mad Libs of the current Los Angeles sports scene.
Thiero is currently traveling with the Lakers to Utah for their game against the Jazz on Thursday night, but it’s good to see he can do so with some peace of mind now that suspects have been arrested.
Marcus Smart reveals advice to Lakers rookie Adou Thiero
Being a rookie in the NBA is not easy, but luckily for Adou Thiero, he has veterans like Marcus Smart to lean on. After a recent practice, Smart revealed the advice he’s been giving Thiero.
“Keep going,” Smart said. “In this league, everyone comes into this league as a star and then you got to adjust to the role that you’re given. Not everybody is going to be a star or that guy in this league the way that they want to so you gotta figure out a way to be that guy and to be able to get yourself on the court. We got a lot of talent here, so it’s going to be hard for a dude to come in and just take spots. He has to go out and prove and show that, hey, he deserves to be on the court and he deserves to find some playing time for him.
“And that’s the way he’s gonna be able to do it. Let the scoring come second and that’s all I’ve been telling him. We got a lot of guys that can score the ball, there’s not a lot of guys that want to play defense. So being able to go out there and play that defensive role gets you on the court, everything else you can add it to it.”
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