The reaction was swift and sugary in the aftermath of the Lakers hiring Luke Walton, Twitter literally atwitter with loving anticipation.
Magic Johnson predicted the team’s new coach would “bring that championship mindset” back to the Lakers.
Walton’s father, Bill, posted an adorable photo of his son as a child and tagged it with a note of dreams-can-come-true congratulations.
Former Laker Ronny Turiaf expressed his thoughts in this manner: “Luuuuuuuuuuuukkkkkkkkeeeeee”
Now, I can understand the 12 u’s, the idea being to phonetically convey “ooooooo.” I have no idea, however, why you’d need eight k’s and six e’s to make the sound “Luuuuuke.