LA Daily News · Jun 24, 2017
Oram: Magic Johnson taking Lonzo Ball under his wing
Los Angeles Lakers introduce 2017 first round draft pick Lonzo Ball of UCLA during press conference at Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo Friday June 23, 2017. Lonzo Ball smiles along with Magic Johnson as the pair field questions. (Photo by Robert Casillas/SCNG)EL SEGUNDO >> The first son born into a basketball family, Lonzo Ball was bred for stardom. What he knew about Magic Johnson, a superstar who last played in the NBA a year before he was born, came from the stories his father, LaVar, told and what he could glean from the grainy footage of games that replayed on cable television.
“It was a pleasure to watch,” Lonzo said Thursday. “(I could) learn a lot from him.”
