EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The doors to the Los Angeles Lakers' practice court swung open Monday and as reporters trickled into the gym, a team spokesman joked that "our new free agent" was at the far basket, getting up shots.
Dave Chappelle, welcome to the Lakers.
The comedian and actor, whose recent Netflix stand-up special "Sticks and Stones" caused a stir and whose body of work earned him the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor earlier this month, was the latest guest speaker in Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka's "Genius Talks" series.
"He's great," said Lakers coach Frank Vogel.