Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball stumped Wednesday for Earl Watson to become the next UCLA Bruins men's basketball head coach.
"I'd like to see [Watson] get the job," Ball said, per the Los Angeles Times' Tania Ganguli.
According to Ganguli, Ball likes the fact Watson both played and coached in the NBA and that Watson has ties to the program from his days as a star guard for the Bruins.
UCLA announced Monday it had fired Steve Alford following a 7-6 start to the 2018-19 season.