Luke Walton
Luke Walton
Luke Theodore Waltonis an American former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. He played 10 seasons in the NBA as a forward, and won two NBA championships with the Lakers and won one with the Golden State Warriors as an assistant coach...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth28 March 1980
CitySan Diego, CA
dads fun hard people played successful work
He always told us don't play because he played or because other people think we should play. If it's fun for us and if it's what we really want to do, then he'd say to work as hard as you can to be successful at it. He never was one of those dads who was on us all the time.
earlier game head instead intense letting press relaxed stuff talking trying
I am intense and focused, but at the same time, I am relaxed and just letting the game come to me. Earlier in the season, I was trying to press things and make stuff happen. I was talking to myself in my head the whole game instead of just reacting.
bait beat easier minutes playing regular run tempo tried
We have been a lot better at controlling the tempo in these games. In the regular season, we tried to play their style. They kind of bait you. If you run out, you can get some easier shots, but in the whole 48 minutes you are not going to beat them playing that way.
fighting fights-and-fighting playoff position
We're fighting for a playoff position and just to make the playoffs.
hard playing team top
When we are playing on top of our game, we are a very hard team to play.