So I guess it’s safe to say the Los Angeles Lakers prefer Luke Walton to Byron Scott. Bold, I know. But it’s the truth. The Lakers are above .500, at 4-3, with one of the 12 best net ratings in the NBA. And while it’s still early, Jordan Clarkson says the team wants to continue [...]
November 8, 2016
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The sports world was treated to a historic night as the Chicago Cubs came back from being down 3-1 to win their first world series in 108 years. The love-able losers finally ended the longest championship drought for a professional sports franchise and reached the pinnacle of their sport. Many of the participants in the [...]
November 3, 2016
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Take it from Stephen Curry: The Los Angeles Lakers’ players love them some Luke Walton. Baxter Holmes wrote a fabulous piece for ESPN.com on Walton’s attempts to bring a little Golden State Warriors culture to Hollywood. There is a long way to go, quite obviously, but the early returns are good. Walton’s players like him [...]
October 17, 2016
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It sounds like Luke Walton is already over the Golden State Warriors’ NBA Finals implosion against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Having your dream job lined up can have that effect. The Los Angeles Lakers officially introduced Walton, who spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach with the Warriors, as their next head honcho. And [...]
June 22, 2016
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Since he’s already been injured twice so far in these playoffs, when should Steph Curry truly make his return to the court? Do they need him vs. Portland? Does OKC have a chance versus the Spurs, and does the Luke Walton hire in Los Angeles make much sense? Kevin Burke discusses… Please enable Javascript to [...]
May 6, 2016
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Luke Walton is now an official member of the Los Angeles Lakers’ search for Byron Scott’s replacement. Not that this comes as a shock. His name has been kicked around the rumor mill to no end. His candidacy was a formality. It just wasn’t openly official. Now it is, per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: Steve Kerr, [...]
April 28, 2016
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Well, it finally happened: The Los Angeles Lakers fired Byron Scott. This move was inevitable. The timing, however, was a bit bizarre. The news came late Sunday night, long after top head coaching candidates Tom Thibodeau and Scott Brooks signed new deals with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards, respectively. If the Lakers were going [...]
April 25, 2016
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So much for Golden State Warriors assistant Luke Walton already turning down the New York Knicks’ head coaching gig. Various reports have been floating around over the last couple of days, most of them alleging some version of the same thing: The Knicks talked to Walton about or flat-out offered him their head coaching job [...]
April 19, 2016
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Phil Jackson is not all about Kurt Rambis. He has apparently talked to Golden State Warriors assistant coach Luke Walton about coaching the New York Knicks next season. We think. And Walton refused. We think. Here’s the first lowdown courtesy of ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: New York Knicks president Phil Jackson recently spoke to Golden State [...]
April 18, 2016
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If Golden State Warriors assistant coach Luke Walton has his way, his boss, Steve Kerr, will win the NBA’s Coach of the Year award. Related: He might get his way. Per The Vertical’s Michael Lee: [tweet https://twitter.com/MrMichaelLee/status/720039951769808896] Kerr was credited with all of “Walton’s wins” during the time he spent recovering from complications that arose [...]
April 13, 2016
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