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Virtual LaMelo and a drum solo fill House of Highlights' week

The clips channel posted 36 uploads, with simulated defensive highlights drawing its biggest new audience.

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

So LaMelo is a LOCKDOWN defender now👀So LaMelo is a LOCKDOWN defender now👀
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LaMelo Ball steals the ball, races upcourt and finishes, then does it again. There is an important distinction in House of Highlights' most-watched new upload: these are virtual possessions from NBA 2K, not footage of an NBA game.

"So LaMelo is a LOCKDOWN defender now👀" has reached roughly 3.2 million views. The simulation puts Ball in Minnesota colors against Utah, with two defensive recoveries becoming fast-break baskets. Although the description presents a Timberwolves trade and winning streak as real-world developments, the clip itself is video-game footage. Viewers discuss his anticipation and draw comparisons with Lonzo Ball and Scottie Pippen.

Basketball filled much of the week's busiest selection, from VJ Edgecombe's dunk above a fallen Joel Embiid to Victor Wembanyama's alley-oop celebration. A USA-Haiti Nations League highlights package brought soccer into the mix, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's missed buzzer shot supplied a close-game ending.

But the channel's busiest upload right now isn't a basket at all. "BRO WENT OFF🤯🔥," a drum-performance clip credited to @seveponteri117/tt, is adding more than two million views a day. Its description likens the sound to a college football soundtrack, keeping it comfortably within this sports channel's wider world.

Subscribers held steady across the week, while today's viewing is below the channel's usual daily level. SportsNation is enjoying an above-usual daily audience; NBA and NFL are running below their customary daily levels. For House of Highlights, the older drum solo is providing a substantial share of the present attention.

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What viewers say

  • Lamelo looking Like Lonzo on Defense
    @francis121826See it on YouTube
  • Cant believe im saying LaMelo is reminding of Scottie Pippen playing defense? Crazy
  • That has to be one of the best defensive plays I've ever seen . To be able to get to his man after "Showing" so hard and got the steal ... Absolutely crazy
    I've never seen this from him
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  • Melo is showing his true potential and talent love watching him play

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The videos drawing views on House of Highlights right now

The facts
Subscribers
17,700,000
Channel views, last 7 days
96,216,927
Videos published this week
36
Video published
November 9, 2026
Video views so far
3,209,977
Views on its first day
1,964,808

The numbers

Here is how House of Highlights' uploads and audience moved across the week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
NFL
107,310,018
GD's Highlights
98,122,295
NBA
68,713,398
Bleacher Report
62,677,670
ESPN
25,382,089
NBC Sports
12,104,592
MLB
11,444,412
SportsNation
9,190,318
subscribers
17,700,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
13,251,153,963
views per day
11,195,988
typical day: 15,077,748
first-day views of each video posted this week
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
NBA
24,600,000
SportsNation
18,100,000
NFL
16,900,000
ESPN
14,600,000
MLB
7,490,000
NBC Sports
5,430,000
As of November 15, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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