Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton started implementing a penalty at practice for turnovers, as their average of 17.5 turnovers per game is the most in the league. Turning over the ball at practice now means suicides (sprinting drills), dished out based on how many turnovers a particular unit commits.
After all, during Sunday night’s loss to Houston, the Lakers 21 turnovers resulted in 27 points for the Rockets. Apparently, the new penalty worked for Lonzo Ball’s group, which ran just one suicide after practice.
As for Lonzo, the rookie says his calves were ‘getting there,’ when asked if he feels recovered from his calf tightness that he’s been dealing with for the past several days.