Hi this is Tania Ganguli, Lakers beat writer for the L.A. Times, here with your weekly Lakers newsletter.
This week offered a good reminder of the human element in sports. Lonzo Ball was on the first multi-city road trip of his NBA career and as it began news surfaced that his brother, LiAngelo, had been arrested in China, then questioned by police, for alleged shoplifting. He is facing an unfamiliar legal system that could tie him up for weeks or months.
It’s a scary proposition to see a family member go through that.