Los Angeles: Top 50 Basketball Instagram Influencers

As of September 2026, infloo tracks 50 Instagram creators in Los Angeles in the Basketball category. Their median engagement rate is 1.20% (middle half: 0.56–3.61%), and the median account has 1.1M followers. Micro-influencers (10K–100K followers): 4 of 50; over 1M followers: 27. Highest engagement: @robwitdashifts (16.51%), @lbjhistory (13.74%), @jadennewman1 (11.30%).

Creators tracked: 50
Median ER: 1.20%
Middle half of ER: 0.56–3.61%
Median followers: 1.1M
Data as of: September 2026

#	Instagram Account	Categories	Number of followers	Audience Engagement (ER)	User's Country	User's City	Check Fake Followers
1	1 NBA @nba Followers: 90,819,574 • ER: 0.04% Los Angeles Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 90,819,574	ER 0.04%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
2	2 SportsCenter @sportscenter Followers: 38,849,690 • ER: 0.33% Los Angeles Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 38,849,690	ER 0.33%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
3	3 Mark Wahlberg @markwahlberg Followers: 31,051,307 • ER: 0.05% Los Angeles Movies & TV Shows Entertainment Actors or Actress Hobbies Basketball Physics Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Entertainment Actors or Actress Hobbies Basketball Physics	Followers 31,051,307	ER 0.05%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
4	4 Vanessa Bryant 🦋👑🐍❤️ @vanessabryant Followers: 15,659,965 • ER: 0.57% Los Angeles Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports Hockey Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports Hockey	Followers 15,659,965	ER 0.57%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
5	5 Paul George @ygtrece Followers: 9,674,420 • ER: 0.25% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball	Followers 9,674,420	ER 0.25%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
6	6 The Professor @theprofessor Followers: 5,659,761 • ER: 0.57% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 5,659,761	ER 0.57%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
7	7 Kyle Kuzma @kuz Followers: 4,598,815 • ER: 0.58% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Boxing Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Boxing Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 4,598,815	ER 0.58%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
8	8 NBA Shooting Coach ( Chris Matthews ) @lethalshooter Followers: 3,931,520 • ER: 3.77% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 3,931,520	ER 3.77%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
9	9 Alex Wassabi @alexwassabi Followers: 3,115,123 • ER: 0.41% Los Angeles Boxing Wrestling Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Boxing Wrestling Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 3,115,123	ER 0.41%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
10	10 dunk. @dunk Followers: 2,858,458 • ER: 1.23% Los Angeles Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball American Football Baseball	Followers 2,858,458	ER 1.23%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
11	11 Bradley Steven Perry @bradleysperry Followers: 2,669,114 • ER: 1.1% Los Angeles Romantic Relation... Love & Intimacy Football & Soccer Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Romantic Relation... Love & Intimacy Football & Soccer Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports	Followers 2,669,114	ER 1.1%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
12	12 Arman Tsarukyan @arm_011 Followers: 2,497,024 • ER: 7.66% Los Angeles Gym & Fitness Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Martial Arts Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Gym & Fitness Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Martial Arts	Followers 2,497,024	ER 7.66%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
13	13 Jaden👑 @jadennewman1 Followers: 2,007,407 • ER: 11.3% Los Angeles Handball Wrestling Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Wrestling Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports	Followers 2,007,407	ER 11.3%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
14	14 Terence Bud Crawford @tbudcrawford Followers: 1,933,553 • ER: 2.36% Los Angeles Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Martial Arts Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Martial Arts Baseball	Followers 1,933,553	ER 2.36%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
15	15 Mookie Betts @mookiebetts Followers: 1,864,511 • ER: 1.91% Los Angeles Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Kids Sports Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Kids Sports Baseball	Followers 1,864,511	ER 1.91%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
16	16 DeAndre Jordan 🧙🏾‍♂️ 🐺 @deandre Followers: 1,844,740 • ER: 0.28% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 1,844,740	ER 0.28%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
17	17 SLAM HIGH SCHOOL @slam_hs Followers: 1,715,063 • ER: 2.02% Los Angeles Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 1,715,063	ER 2.02%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
18	18 Jordan Chiles @jordanchiles Followers: 1,669,956 • ER: 3.12% Los Angeles Gym & Fitness Wrestling Sports Basketball Gymnastics Kids Sports Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Gym & Fitness Wrestling Sports Basketball Gymnastics Kids Sports	Followers 1,669,956	ER 3.12%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
19	19 famouslos32 @famouslos32 Followers: 1,533,111 • ER: 0.26% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 1,533,111	ER 0.26%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
20	20 austinreaves12 @austinreaves12 Followers: 1,425,287 • ER: 4.38% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Cricket Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Cricket Baseball	Followers 1,425,287	ER 4.38%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
21	21 Los Angeles Chargers @chargers Followers: 1,375,823 • ER: 1.16% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Basketball American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Basketball American Football Baseball	Followers 1,375,823	ER 1.16%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
22	22 NBA Kicks @nbakicks Followers: 1,360,384 • ER: 0.55% Los Angeles Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 1,360,384	ER 0.55%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
23	23 Oscar De La Hoya @oscardelahoya Followers: 1,309,617 • ER: 0.38% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball	Followers 1,309,617	ER 0.38%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
24	24 Juju Watkins @jujubballin Followers: 1,203,416 • ER: 3.89% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 1,203,416	ER 3.89%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
25	25 SLAM x KICKS @slamkicks Followers: 1,163,671 • ER: 0.45% Los Angeles Sports Volleyball Basketball Tennis Kids Sports Hockey Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Sports Volleyball Basketball Tennis Kids Sports Hockey	Followers 1,163,671	ER 0.45%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
26	26 Robert Dillingham @robwitdashifts Followers: 1,089,114 • ER: 16.51% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 1,089,114	ER 16.51%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
27	27 ClutchPoints @clutchpoints Followers: 1,000,251 • ER: 1.13% Los Angeles Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 1,000,251	ER 1.13%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
28	28 Tonya Hoodyakova @tonyahoodyakova Followers: 999,713 • ER: 6.35% Los Angeles Handball Sports Swimwear Volleyball Basketball Golf Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Swimwear Volleyball Basketball Golf	Followers 999,713	ER 6.35%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
29	29 Taylor Rooks @taylorrooks Followers: 903,534 • ER: 1.82% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 903,534	ER 1.82%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
30	30 Quinn Cook @qcook323 Followers: 771,275 • ER: 2.96% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 771,275	ER 2.96%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
31	31 NBA Memes @nbamemes_official Followers: 654,041 • ER: 0.97% Los Angeles Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 654,041	ER 0.97%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
32	32 Swish Cultures @swishcultures Followers: 542,980 • ER: 1.01% Los Angeles Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 542,980	ER 1.01%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
33	33 Dr. Derwin James Jr @derwinjames Followers: 530,393 • ER: 4.22% Los Angeles Sales & Marketing Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Industry Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Sales & Marketing Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Basketball Industry	Followers 530,393	ER 4.22%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
34	34 LeBron History @lbjhistory Followers: 470,210 • ER: 13.74% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Basketball American Football Cricket Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Basketball American Football Cricket Baseball	Followers 470,210	ER 13.74%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
35	35 Jaime Jaquez Jr @trippplej Followers: 393,621 • ER: 3.66% Los Angeles Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports Baseball	Followers 393,621	ER 3.66%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
36	36 Polymarket @polymarketsports Followers: 371,072 • ER: 1.33% Los Angeles Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 371,072	ER 1.33%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
37	37 Chris Johnson @chrisjohnsonhoops Followers: 364,613 • ER: 0.1% Los Angeles Gym & Fitness Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Kids Sports Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Gym & Fitness Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Kids Sports	Followers 364,613	ER 0.1%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
38	38 Lela Rochon Fuqua @iamlelarochon Followers: 357,443 • ER: 4.26% Los Angeles Actors or Actress Handball Sports Basketball Kids Sports Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Actors or Actress Handball Sports Basketball Kids Sports Baseball	Followers 357,443	ER 4.26%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
39	39 Legion Hoops @legionhoops Followers: 338,489 • ER: 0.86% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 338,489	ER 0.86%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
40	40 The Athletic @theathletichq Followers: 332,949 • ER: 1.99% Los Angeles Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 332,949	ER 1.99%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
41	41 𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 @lakersworldofficial Followers: 295,025 • ER: 0.85% Los Angeles Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 295,025	ER 0.85%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
42	42 LakeShow @lakeshowcp Followers: 228,277 • ER: 0.86% Los Angeles Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 228,277	ER 0.86%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
43	43 Rolf @rolffeltscher Followers: 220,440 • ER: 0.69% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby	Followers 220,440	ER 0.69%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
44	44 Nneka Ogwumike @nneka Followers: 218,108 • ER: 1.34% Los Angeles Actors or Actress Hobbies Fashion Trends Career Volleyball Basketball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Actors or Actress Hobbies Fashion Trends Career Volleyball Basketball	Followers 218,108	ER 1.34%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
45	45 NBA on ClutchPoints @clutchpointsnba Followers: 142,517 • ER: 0.28% Los Angeles Handball Sports Basketball American Football Kids Sports Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Basketball American Football Kids Sports Baseball	Followers 142,517	ER 0.28%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
46	46 Sierra Canyon Boys Basketball @sierracanyonboysbasketball Followers: 123,144 • ER: 0.15% Los Angeles Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Kids Sports Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Kids Sports Baseball	Followers 123,144	ER 0.15%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
47	47 Basketball Network @basketball.network Followers: 74,775 • ER: 1.83% Los Angeles Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Sports Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 74,775	ER 1.83%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
48	48 Clippers Nation @clippersnationcp Followers: 39,005 • ER: 4.01% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Basketball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 39,005	ER 4.01%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
49	49 Christeen @christeen_iwuala Followers: 13,463 • ER: 10.84% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Golf Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Golf	Followers 13,463	ER 10.84%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
50	50 Farbod Esnaashari @farbodesnaashari Followers: 11,523 • ER: 3.46% Los Angeles Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Basketball American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Basketball American Football Baseball	Followers 11,523	ER 3.46%	Country	City Los Angeles	Check Fake Followers Get contacts

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Frequently asked questions

Who are the top Basketball Instagram influencers in Los Angeles?

By followers: @nba (90.8M), @sportscenter (38.8M), @markwahlberg (31.1M). By engagement rate: @robwitdashifts (16.51%), @lbjhistory (13.74%), @jadennewman1 (11.30%). Data: infloo, September 2026.

What is a typical engagement rate for Basketball influencers in Los Angeles?

The median is 1.20%; half of the 50 creators fall between 0.56% and 3.61%. Data: infloo, September 2026.

How many Basketball influencers in Los Angeles have under 100K followers?

4 of 50: 0 under 10K and 4 with 10K–100K followers.

How many Basketball Instagram influencers does infloo track in Los Angeles?

50 as of September 2026. The ranking shows all of them, sorted by followers.

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