Lonnie Walker

2022 - 11 - 3

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Lakers News: Lonnie Walker IV Appreciative Of Advice Received ... (LakersNation.com)

Lonnie Walker IV is appreciative of the advice he received from Los Angeles Lakers legend Pau Gasol while they were on the San Antonio Spurs.

It’s the best way to watch player interviews, exclusive coverage from events, participate in live shows, and more! Walker was among those that got dressed up, wearing a Santa Clause costume from the movie ‘Friday.’ Additionally, Gasol also knows one of the Lakers’ players in Lonnie Walker IV, who was a rookie with the San Antonio Spurs during Gasol’s final season with the team. He kept my confidence up, he showed me just to be patient, be ready and take it day-to-day.” When I was done on my confidence, this was my second time tearing my meniscus in back-to-back years, so he helped me out. Even today, Gasol continues to make contributions to the Lakers organization.

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Lakers News: Lonnie Walker Praises Laker Legend Pau Gasol (Sports Illustrated)

New Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Lonnie Walker IV has been one of the few bright spots during L.A.'s 1-5 start to the season, flashing an exciting ...

This year's Lakers team could certainly use Peak Pau in the frontcourt alongside Anthony Davis. He visited the current Lakers roster, which allowed him to reconnect with his old San Antonio teammate. But it's great to talk to him and hear him say that he loves what I'm doing." During his rookie season in 2018-19, he was teammates with a 38-year-old Pau Gasol, a Laker legend who proved to be one of the most critical players as L.A. He spent his first four NBA seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, a great destination for player development. The 6'4" wing out of Miami, a career 33.8% three-point shooter on 3.6 attempts, has stumbled from deep this year, connecting on just 21.9% of his 5.3 tries thus far.

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Lonnie Walker IV continues to give back to the San Antonio ... (KENS5.com)

Firstmark Credit Union and Lonnie Walker IV Foundation team up to recognize local educators for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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'Basketball gods blessed us': Lonnie Walker sounds off after 28 ... (ClutchPoints)

The Los Angeles Lakers might be turning the corner finally after a horrible start to the 2022-23 NBA season. They followed up...

Walker finished with a game-high 28 points, a performance that was throwback to his glory days with the Miami Hurricanes. Los Angeles would foul Dyson Daniels after that Walker miss, but fortunately for the Lakers, Daniels would miss both freebies, opening a glimmer of hope for LA to tie it all up with a three. Lonnie Walker IV, who played a huge role in both wins, said that the basketball gods had something to do with how the Lakers managed to force overtime.

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Lonnie Walker IV appears to throw shade at Gregg Popovich while ... (Basketball Network)

Lonnie Walker IV appears grateful that he is playing for a coach that lets him to play through his mistakes.

While crediting coach [Darvin Ham](https://www.basketballnetwork.net/tag/darvin-ham) for allowing him to be himself on the court, Walker appeared to take a shot at his former coach Gregg Popovich. Only the Houston Rockets (1-7) have a worse record in the Western Conference. There, he played under legendary coach [Gregg Popovich](https://www.basketballnetwork.net/tag/gregg-popovich), who is widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches of all time. However, Los Angeles has struggled to start the 2022-23 campaign and stands just 1-5. There were even instances when he would pull out all of his starters a few minutes into the contest when they were not performing well. ... I know what I'm capable of, and it's only continue to get better and better.

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Lakers' Lonnie Walker IV says he is for the first time allowed to play ... (TalkBasket.net)

Lonnie Walker IV spent four season with the Spurs under Gregg Popovich before joining the Lakers this past offseason. The 23-year-old shooting guard says ...

“I know what I’m capable of and it’s only going to continue to get better and better. And on the offensive side I’m just doing what I do. I think is one of the very first times where I’m allowed play through my mistakes and do what I do,” Walker said.

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Lakers bench gets T'd up celebrating Lonnie Walker's dunk | NBA on ... (The Global Herald)

Lonnie Walker throws down a huge dunk early in the fourth quarter that gets the Lakers' bench on their feet, which results in a technical foul. ESPN YouTube ...

Lakers' Lonnie Walker: Leads team in scoring (CBSSports.com)

Walker posted 28 points (9-17, 5-9 3Pt, 5-6 FT), three rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 40 minutes during Wednesday's 120-117 win over the ...

• The former Spur is averaging 32.7 minutes per game and should continue to score at a high volume, even if the efficiency isn't always as good as Wednesday. Walker had struggled from three coming into the game, shooting just 21.9 percent.

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Lonnie Walker IV revels in breakout performance in LA Lakers win ... (Sportskeeda)

Lonnie Walker IV was a big reason for the LA Lakers' win against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, November 2.

Talent-wise, Westbrook is the true third option for the team, but he hasn't been a good fit for the starting five. Regardless of the struggles of the Lakers, they seem to have honed a new scoring threat in Lonnie Walker IV. The former shooting guard for the San Antonio Spurs has been one of the few bright spots for Los Angeles. From there, the team focused on beating the Pelicans and ultimately won with a score of 120-117. [Lonnie Walker IV](https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/lonnie-walker-iv) was a big reason for the [LA Lakers](https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/los-angeles-lakers)' win against the [New Orleans Pelicans](https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/new-orleans-pelicans) on Wednesday, November 2. Defensively, we're doing phenomenal and the offense is finally starting to transition."

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Lonnie Walker IV Leads All Scorers With 28 - NBA News | Fantasy ... (RotoBaller)

Read the recent NBA news and rumors about Lonnie Walker IV for fantasy basketball. Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonnie Walker IV put up another impressive ...

He could be a great streaming option for anyone that might be hurt. He also added three rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block. Source:

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Lakers News: Lonnie Walker IV Knew His Three-Point Shooting ... (Sports Illustrated)

When your Los Angeles Lakers claimed their second consecutive win of the year Wednesday, there was no question who the club's most essential offensive ...

His energy on both ends of the court and his ability to make things happen on offense (he is the team's third-leading scorer at 16.1 points a night) have already endeared him to the Crypto.com Arena faithful. With or without the outside shooting stroke, Walker has emerged as an essential piece on this talent-thin L.A. Within that 9-of-17 field goal rate, as we mentioned before, Walker went an excellent 5-of-9 (55.6%) from the three-point line. Thanks to his stellar shooting performance, that conversion percentage has leapt to 29.3% on 5.9 attempts. Defensively we're doing phenomenal, and the offense is finally starting to transition [into efficient scoring]." We're starting to get more and more comfortable as a team.

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Lonnie Walker IV talks about freedom Darvin Ham has given him (Yahoo Sports)

When the Los Angeles Lakers used their taxpayer mid-level exception to sign guard Lonnie Walker IV over the summer, plenty of fans didn't like the move.

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Lakers News: Lonnie Walker IV Didn't Lose Confidence Despite ... (LakersNation.com)

Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonnie Walker IV says his confidence is always there even though he got off to a rough shooting start to the season.

He is never afraid when he is on the court and it allows him to play with aggression and purpose for this Lakers team. “So going into overtime I was just locked in and trying to play the right way. It’s the best way to watch player interviews, exclusive coverage from events, participate in live shows, and more! I was already like ‘alright, we got to get in the gym and shoot tonight’ because I don’t like missing those type of shots, especially wide-open ones. When you have players like LeBron and AD and Russ, the game is a lot easier. It was a season-high scoring total for Walker and his fifth double-figure scoring outing in his last six games.

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Lakers News: Lonnie Walker IV Had This To Say About The Lakers ... (Sports Illustrated)

What L.A.'s third-leading scorer thinks of "The Crypt"

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