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TMZ report: NBA head coach, former Arizona Wildcats player Luke Walton sued for sexual assault by reporter

NBA coach Luke Walton is being sued for alleged sexual assault, according to TMZ.

The lawsuit was filed by Kelli Tennant, a sports reporter, for an incident in May of 2017.

Walton played at the University of Arizona, before he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2003. He was head coach of the Lakers for the past three seasons, before he and the team mutually parted ways earlier this month. On April 14, he was announced as head coach of the Sacramento Kings.