Ever since Luke Walton stepped foot on a basketball court, his last name has followed him the entire way. As the son of former UCLA and NBA great Bill Walton, Luke has used his talent and upbringing in a basketball family to pursue a coaching career in professional basketball. While his career path seems business as usual, the Walton’s have been an anomaly of sorts—his father is known as a hippie, and Luke has expressed that he likes ‘leading by love.‘
The lax approach to coaching as well as the hippie background has led some to question Walton’s approach with the Los Angeles Lakers before the season has even begun.