LOS ANGELES- As Luke Walton sauntered past the Los Angeles Lakers’ court on his way into Staples Center hours before a recent loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, he saw something he didn’t like.
Black ball cap slightly askew, Walton had spotted sophomore forward Larry Nance, Jr. and guard Tyler Ennis shooting 3-pointers, and sarcastically yelled at them to stop.
"Neither one of you need to be working on those threes,” Walton said. “Neither one of you'll shoot them [in a game].”
Nance looked over at Walton before yelling something back and launching a few more, and despite his head coach’s jab, he’s been increasingly willing to fire away from deep in real games, too.