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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Lakers Among World’s 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams List

After signing a 20-year TV deal with Time Warner Cable before last season, the Los Angeles Lakers became the most valuable NBA team in the league with a net worth of about $900 million. Even though that amount seems to…

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NBA News: Orlando Magic Narrow Coaching Search to Three Candidates

Ever since the NBA off-season officially began for the Orlando Magic, the number one goal for the team has been presumably to trade superstar center Dwight Howard and then begin an extensive rebuilding process. With Magic Coach Stan Van Gundy…

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Pau Gasol to Replace Rafael Nadal as Spain’s Flag Bearer

The 2012 Olympics are right around the corner for Team USA as Kobe Bryant and company prepare for another run at a second consecutive gold medal. In the days leading up to the opening ceremony on Fri. July 27, Team…

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NBA News: NBA Jersey Ads Approved for 2013-14 Season

Before last season began, the NBA went through an extensive process of reaching a mutual agreement with the NBPA on a new CBA. The process took much longer than anticipated and resulted in another NBA lockout that delayed the start…

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Source: Lakers Officially Re-Sign Free Agent Jordan Hill

The Los Angeles Lakers have officially agreed to re-sign free agent forward Jordan Hill to a two-year deal worth about $8 million according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports via Twitter: Jordan Hill has reached agreement on a two-year, nearly…

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Coach Mike Brown on Lakers’ Offense with Steve Nash: ‘We’re Gonna Put the Ball in His Hands’

After acquiring two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash, there were a lot of questions about how different the offense will be next season with a true point guard in the backcourt running the show. On Thursday, July 19, Lakers Coach Mike…

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Magic Johnson Welcomes Antawn Jamison to the Lakers via Twitter

With all the talk of superstar center Dwight Howard potentially being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in the near future, the acquisition of veteran forward Antawn Jamison has taken a backseat to all the trade speculation in Los Angeles.…

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Andrew Bynum’s Agent David Lee: Teams Should Talk to Bynum Before Trade

The Dwight Howard saga took another interesting and equally frustrating turn on Thursday night when talks of the superstar center wanting to sign an extension with the Los Angeles Lakers turned out to be false. After learning the news of…

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Lakers Rumors: Cavs Want Guarantee Andrew Bynum Will Sign Extension

The Los Angeles Lakers inched one step closer to landing Dwight Howard via trade on Thursday with news breaking about the superstar center willing to stay with the Lakers long-term. With assurance that he’d sign a contract extension after next…

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Lakers Rumors: Lakers Won’t Take Jason Richardson in Dwight Howard Trade

Over the last few days, talk of Dwight Howard heading to the Los Angeles Lakers via trade began to heat up with the Orlando Magic potentially working a three-team trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Last night, news broke of Howard…

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