LOS ANGELES — Luke Walton gave them the twinkle fingers as his wave, in addition to his usual endearing grin.
The two women closest to his heart swooned.
They already looked angelic up in their seats, both wearing white, smiling down and continuing to clap their hands involuntarily long after he was gone. Walton had just delivered an unexpected victory in his first game as Los Angeles Lakers head coach, and never did a wife and her mother-in-law look more unified than at that moment.
Shoulder to shoulder in the stands behind the Lakers bench late Wednesday night stood Walton's wife, Bre, and his mother, Susie. Much as he was able to bring together these two women, it's quickly becoming clear that Walton has a knack for forging strong bonds in all walks of his life.
The Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 120-114 Wednesday night because Walton performed another delicate operation in relationship building. He slighted a young and talented guy by playing him only six minutes, 38 seconds in the first half (after taking away his starting job in training camp) and still drew a much-needed surge from ...
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Walton Begins Lakers Tenure Doing What He Does Best: Bringing People Together
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