Los Angeles' minor league team all wanted to share credit for a big playoff win.
Culture is as highly valued in basketball as any intangible quality. Good culture is cited when teams when championships, and bad culture is blamed when teams spend years stuck in mediocrity.
The Los Angeles Lakers' D-League affiliate, the Los Angeles D-Fenders, have developed the former type of culture under head coach Casey Owens. This positivity and selflessness was on display both during and after the team's 127-116 win over the top-seeded Reno Bighorns in their first game of the postseason.