The basketball world lost an absolute legend, icon and all-around amazing human being with the passing of Bill Walton on Monday. While he never suited up for the Los Angeles Lakers, and in fact was a rival considering his time with the Boston Celtics, he was an Southern California icon, growing up in the San Diego area and starring at UCLA.
James — who has a reputation for being hard on head coaches — has averaged a new HC every 2.6 seasons.
Former Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and late owner Dr. Jerry Buss had enough of the mediocre success displayed during the mid-2000s.
With only three games to go until the playoffs start, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been in a free fall. No, that doesn’t mean Cleveland assistant coach Luke Walton controls the team’s practice music on “Luke Walton Wednesdays” with Tom Petty on blast.
Former Lakers head coach Luke Walton wasn't a popular man during his time manning LA's sidelines and fans from everywhere still aren't over his underwhelming
Former Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and late owner Dr. Jerry Buss had enough of the mediocre success displayed during the mid-2000s.
When the Cleveland Cavaliers managed to acquire Donovan Mitchell via trade in the 2022 NBA offseason, fans knew that the team had just acquired a star guard.
Not being able to fire Luke Walton cause Magic Johnson to leave the Lakers. Magic Johnson is one of the league's most iconic players, and many remember him as the face of the Showtime Lakers dynasty.
Magic Johnson revealed he resigned from the position of Lakers president in order to protect his friendship with Jeanie Buss. The Los Angeles Lakers have one of the richest histories in the history of the league.
Kobe Bryant's trade request in 2007 made other players on the team very angry. Luke Walton even said they didn't need him on the team. The Los Angeles Lakers had a great start to the 2000s with the roster featuring the incredible duo of Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.
Young, who has moved on from the NBA into the riveting world of celebrity boxing, said that he would like to get in the ring with Walton.
Hardly any player in NBA history could match Kobe Bryant’s competitiveness and desire to win — something several players learned the hard way when they shared the court with the Los Angeles Lakers legend.
Watching Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal dominate the league was an amazing sight for Los Angeles Lakers fans as their team ended up winning three consecutive NBA Championships from 2000-2002.
Cavaliers‘ assistant coach Luke Walton is no stranger to an NBA bench. His dad, Bill Walton, is a basketball legend, named to the NBA’s 50th and recent 75th-anniversary teams.
Fans might get to see the name “O’Neal” on the back of a Cavaliers jersey once again. Or perhaps just a practice jersey. As part of the pre-draft process, the Cavaliers are apparently hosting Shareef O’Neal for a workout.
Since Phil Jackson retired in 2011, the Lakers have had seven head coaches. Including two-time champion Luke Walton. LA and Walton mutually parted aways after the 2019 season.
Nearly one decade after playing in his final NBA contest with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Luke Walton is now reportedly set to return to the Rock n' Roll Capital of the World.
Darvin Ham is now the Los Angeles Laker's newest head coach. After Frank Vogel was fired, the Lakers appear to have taken a new approach with a first-time head coach, but is it actually new?
No one was truly surprised when the Sacramento Kings announced that they were firing head coach Luke Walton. The firing came after the eternally-struggling Kings started the season with a 6-11 record.
After a disappointing 6-11 start to the season, the Sacramento Kings fired head coach Luke Walton. The firing of Walton wasn’t a major surprise since there had been rumors of his departure for weeks before as the team continued to languish and embarrass itself.
Incoherence, not improvement, is probable here, and with their latest try at this disproven method, the Kings show themselves to once again be a phoenix that can’t fly; a bird that burns itself to be re-born into yet another kind of hapless floor-bound creature.
Luke Walton's tenure as head coach of the Sacramento Kings is over after he was fired Sunday during his third season with the team, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Luke Walton will remain as the Kings’ head coach.
Walton isn't the first coach to struggle in Sacramento. The team has rolled through 10 coaches in the last 15 years, and none of those coaches have been able to clinch a postseason berth.
Joe Dumars, who has worked as a special adviser for the club, is assuming GM duties and will be part of Sacramento's search for Divac's long-term replacement.
Luka Doncic and Luke Walton appeared to exchange some tense words during Wednesday’s showdown between the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings, but the two arrived at distinctly different perspectives on what transpired.
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