During the evening game between No. 6 Ohio State and No. 7 Tennessee, however, two of the Lakers' forwards came down on opposite sides of the contest. Los Angeles forward LeBron James backed the Buckeyes—his home state's flagship team—while former Volunteers star Dalton Knecht supported his old school.

Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht was on the wrong end of some friendly trash talk from LeBron James during the College Football Playoff on Saturday.

Monday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Former Vol Dalton Knecht totaled seven points, two rebounds and one assist in 16 minutes for the Lakers. He converted 2-of-4 field goal attempts,