The Golden State Warriors are hosting the Los Angeles Lakers tonight for Game 2 of the 2nd round series. The stars are in the house, with personalities like Zendaya, Danny DeVito, and more out courtside. Seeing Zendaya courtside made us ponder about the time Jordan Poole thought he was coy, asking her out on Instagram. Sadly, Poole got snubbed, but what the award-winning actress answered when asked about her favorite basketball player might have hurt the Warriors’ star.
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With the Lakers-Warriors poised to be the best series this offseason, stars have been showing up every single game. First, it was Jessica Alba in Game 1,
y’all hear me out pic.twitter.com/Tv0yvoajoI
— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) May 3, 2023
and now Game 2 features Zendaya.
Zendaya in the house!#NBACelebRow pic.twitter.com/rdvMbY5yqb
— NBA (@NBA) May 5, 2023
Zendaya once named Stephen Curry as her favorite NBA player
Born in Oakland, Zendaya grew up a Warriors fan. She must have seen the ‘We Believe’ era and then the rise of the current ‘Warriors dynasty.’ We have seen her put out quite a few tweets for her favorite team.
yes I’m a @kobebryant fan but I’m an Oakland girl at heart!! GO WARRIORS!!! pic.twitter.com/s69kuzBLR9
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) May 3, 2013
In 2015, when the Warriors made their first Finals 40 years, she put out a tweet for them.
@warriors I’m so proud yo…
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) May 28, 2015
Like many Dubs fans, Zendaya knew it was over when the team signed Kevin Durant.
It’s a wrap #Warriors
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) July 4, 2016
In 2017, Zendaya was there to root for them when the Dubs took out the Cavs in Game 5 of the Finals.
Work up in Paris to some good news! FOR THE TOWN!!! LETSS GOOOOO!!! @warriors #DUBNATION
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) June 13, 2017
After seeing all of these, it should come as no surprise who she named her favorite NBA player. In an interview, the Euphoria actress was asked about her favorite player and she named Stephen Curry.
“Currently, Steph Curry.”
After all, Steph led her team to 4 NBA Championships in eight years. However, this might have hurt JP just a little bit.
Jordan Poole once tried shooting his shot with the Spiderman Actress
When Disney got Spiderman back in the MCU, they cast Zendaya as Michelle ‘MJ’ Jones. Watching her several successful roles, she instantly became a lot of people’s crush. One of them was Jordan Poole. When he was drafted by the Dubs in 2019, Klay Thompson was still dating Laura Harrier. Harrier and Zendaya are good friends.
Using that connection, JP thought he should shoot his shot on a post that Laura shared with Klay. He replied to Zendaya’s comment on the post asking her for a double date with Klay and Laura.
LMAO IS THAT OUR ROOKIE pic.twitter.com/g6NwNMU8Ll
— (@soursharleezy) September 16, 2019
Sadly for Poole, he never received a response from Zendaya, and not soon after, she started dating Tom Holland.
