LA Daily News · Jun 30, 2015
Lakers draft pick Larry Nance Jr. eager to put physical problems behind him
Larry Nance Jr., being introduced at a Lakers press conference Monday in El Segundo, has battled Crohn’s disease most of his life, but the Lakers see a late bloomer who was worthy of the 27th pick in the first round of the NBA Draft. (Brad Graverson/Staff Photographer)mark.whicker@langnews.com @MWhicker03LANG on Twitter
At eight-week intervals, he goes in for an oil change.
He goes to a clinic and sits on a chair, or lies in a bed, and gets hooked up to a bag of Remicade. The procedure lasts two to three hours.
“When it’s over, I’m revved up and ready to go,” Larry Nance Jr. said. “It’s like my Popeye spinach.”