/ STAFF WRITER
LOS ANGELES – Hollywood celebrities Jack Nicholson and Denzel Washington greeted him as royalty. Legions of Lakers fans shouted his name. So did his supportive father as he sat several sections across from the bench donning a Lakers T-shirt.
The Lakers did not just open another season that attracted a sell-out crowd, including NBA commissioner Adam Silver. It also marked the beginning of Luke Walton’s tenure as the Lakers’ coach.
“I’m a proud, happy, lucky and grateful dad,” Bill Walton said, “with a tear in my eyes.”
Luke Walton’s other family members likely felt the same way, including his wife (Bre), mother (Susie) and brothers (Nate, Adam, Chris).