EL SEGUNDO — New NBA contract in hand, coming off scoring a career-high 19 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss to the LA Clippers, David Nwaba had plenty of ways he could’ve spent a Saturday night in Southern California.
The option he chose was to come cheer on his Los Angeles D-Fenders teammates as they scratched their way to a 109-108 overtime victory over the Salt Lake City Stars in their final home game of the regular season.
With Nwaba and the Lakers set for an afternoon tip-off Sunday on the second game of a back-to-back, the former D-League tryout player could only offer his former teammates moral support, but soon enough he’ll be able to offer more than that.