As a player, Luke Walton was one of the more universally beloved figures around the Los Angeles Lakers organization, a reality that has mostly continued for him in his time as head coach of the team over the last two seasons.
Walton was by all accounts a great teammate, seemingly friends with just about everyone on the roster, and nearly all of his former teammates seem to have a favorite “Luke story.”
Even former Lakers forward Ronny Turiaf, albeit with a few he was reluctant to admit it in his recent appearance on the “Locked on Lakers” podcast, laughing “Nah, hell no man I’m going down to the grave” when asked for his favorite story about Walton, before opening up a bit.