Ryan Ward

Ryan Ward is a Reporter/Editor and shares duties of being a Social Media Manager on a daily basis at Lakers Nation. As a credentialed member of the media, Ryan covers Lakers home games, press conferences as well as interviewing players from both the NBA and NFL. A Los Angeles native, but born and bred in the UK. Long-suffering Raiders fan and a Liverpool supporter since birth.
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Byron Scott Not Convinced Kobe Bryant Will Retire After Next Season

Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant is heading into what will likely be his final season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant has one year left on his contract with the team and all indications point to the future Hall of…

Mitch Kupchak: Lakers Need ‘Heck Of An Opportunity’ To Trade No. 2 Pick

The Los Angeles Lakers may finally be able to turn things around this summer with ample cap space to make moves in free agency and the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. Although the storied franchise has an…

Byron Scott Talks D’Angelo Russell, No Pressure To Take ‘Big At No. 2’

The Los Angeles Lakers will have the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft on June 25 and all indications point to the team selecting either Jahlil Okafor or Karl-Anthony Towns. Most believe it'll simply be a matter of…

NBA Rumors: Insiders Believe Kevin Love Will Leave Cleveland

The Cleveland Cavaliers are cruising in the Eastern Conference Finals with a 2-0 lead on the Atlanta Hawks. It seems like a foregone conclusion at this point that LeBron James and company are NBA Finals bound. The interesting thing about…

Lakers News: Mitch Kupchak Compares Jordan Clarkson To Russell Westbrook

The biggest surprise for the Los Angeles Lakers in an otherwise extremely disappointing 2014-15 NBA season was the emergence of a potential star in the making with Jordan Clarkson. -- Think You Know Everything About Kobe Bryant? Take The Ultimate…

TWITTER: Kobe Bryant Addresses Talk Of Next Season Being His Last

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak recently reiterated what he had felt about Kobe Bryant's future with the team after next season. Kupchak believes it'll be Bryant's last season in the NBA and for good reason with the superstar…

Lakers News: Karl-Anthony Towns ‘Is Way Better’ Than Andrew Bynum

About 10 years ago, the Los Angeles Lakers selected center Andrew Bynum out of St. Joseph High School with the 10th overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. The seven-footer was thought to be the next great big man for…

2015 NBA Draft: Jahlil Okafor ‘I Don’t Know That I Should Go No. 1’

The Los Angeles Lakers will have the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft and are in a great position to land a game-changing player. Now the debate heats up about whether Karl-Anthony Towns or Jahlil Okafor should be…

Kobe Bryant On Lakers Having No. 2 Pick: ‘Don’t Mess It Up’

The Los Angeles Lakers finally received some good news on Tuesday with the team being awarded the second overall pick in the upcoming 2015 NBA Draft. After the news broke of the Lakers set to draft in the second position…

INSTAGRAM: Lakers Fan Flea Ecstatic About Draft Lottery Results

Before head coach Byron Scott let it be known that he'd be the one representing the Los Angeles Lakers during the NBA Draft lottery, Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist and die-hard fan, Flea, said he love to represent the team…

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