During the Lakers’ five-game losing streak, their glaring issue has been an inability to protect the ball.
Throughout this slide, they have committed at least 16 giveaways in each contest, prompting coach Luke Walton to implement ball-control drills in practice that players have joked are from back in high school.
He elaborated after Tuesday’s practice that players had to run suicides for each turnover they committed in order to drill the importance of keeping possession.
With an upcoming four-game Eastern Conference road trip approaching, Walton hopes the added emphasis will help the Lakers water down their league-high 17.