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Luke Walton, former Los Angeles Lakers head coach, facing lawsuit

Former Los Angeles Lakers and current Sacramento Kings head coach, Luke Walton, has a lawsuit filed against him for sexual assault according to TMZ. The alleged victim is former SportsNet LA reporter Kelli Tennant, who states in documents that back in 2016, Walton forcibly got on top of her on the bed pinning her on the bed against her will.

The two reportedly had a business relationship and were supposed to be discussing a book that Tennant was writing. It was alleged that Walton was supposed to write the foreword for the book. Walton allegedly convinced Tennant to come to his hotel room where the incident happened.