PHOTOS: Lakers wear shooting shirts honoring Flip Saunders vs. Timberwolves
With the passing of head coach and team president Flip Saunders still fresh on the minds of the Minnesota Timberwolves' players, the Los Angeles Lakers - despite being their opposition Wednesday night - are showing love to a team hit hard by such devastating news.
The Lakers will wear shooting shirts with the name "Flip" predominantly featured on the front prior to their season opener at Staples Center against Andrew Wiggins and company.
The Lakers will wear these shooting shirts tonight in honor of Flip Saunders #RIPFlip pic.twitter.com/jkQ4xMPw7a
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) October 29, 2015
Kobe Bryant paying tribute to the late Flip Saunders in warmups. pic.twitter.com/vSzZhNrt4o
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 29, 2015
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The Timberwolves will wear a patch on their jerseys all season long to honor Saunders, while coaches across the league will don lapel pins.