EL SEGUNDO — Last month, before Lonzo Ball was cleared to return to the lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James was already coming up with nicknames for the pairing of Ball and fellow point guard Rajon Rondo.
“Lonzo is going to be great. He’s going to be great for our ball club. We got two great point guards in ‘Zo and ‘Do,” James said.
That cringeworthy nickname attempt wasn’t necessarily in preparation for a lineup that would feature both players, but at the Lakers’ practice on Tuesday, head coach Luke Walton revealed that we can expect to see Ball and Rondo share the floor at times now that Ball is healthy.