New Los Angeles Lakers center Tyson Chandler is in the middle of his 18th NBA season, which means he’s seen just about every situation the league has to offer. Every situation, that is, exact for some of his family members rooting for him in Los Angeles.
Chandler told the versatile and talented Joey Ramirez in a must-read profile on Lakers.com that while this isn’t the first time he’ll play in L.A. since entering the NBA in the 2001 NBA Draft, it’s the first time he’ll play on the same floor as the Lakers with some of his more die-hard family members cheering him on:
Chandler said “it means everything” to finally have this opportunity to play for the city that embraced a farm boy from Central California.