The Los Angeles Lakers sent their fan base into an excited frenzy on Friday night with the announcement that they had hired Golden State Warriors assistant coach Luke Walton as their next head coach. Walton told Ramona Shelburne of ESPN why the job was a dream come true for him, and his soon to be former bosses in Golden State released statements congratulating him, but one voice remained notably absent from the din of Walton praise.
Earlier in the week, Walton's father, NBA legend Bill Walton, had spoken to a local T.