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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NBA News: Deron Williams Opts Out of Contract with Brooklyn Nets

The inevitable has happened for the Brooklyn Nets with elite point guard Deron Williams officially declining his $17.7 million player option for next season according to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News via Twitter:   Deron Williams officially…

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Lakers Rumors: Clippers 3 Way Trade with Lamar Odom & Mo Williams

The Lamar Odom saga with the Dallas Mavericks is about to come to an end with Mark Cuban and company working a three-way trade that would send the former Sixth Man of the Year to the Los Angeles Clippers. Over…

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Lakers Rumors: Trading Pau Gasol for the 3rd Pick in the Draft?

The 2012 NBA Draft officially gets underway at 7 p.m. ET on Fri. June 28 and trade rumors continue to swirl around the NBA with some big-name players potentially headed elsewhere as the clock ticks down to zero leading up to…

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Madison Square Garden Co. Buys the Great Western Forum

The former arena for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Kings, the Forum, has officially been purchased for $23.5 million by the same company that owns one of the most famous sports arenas in this country, Madison Square…

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Lakers Rumors: Lakers Willing to Trade World Peace for 1st Round Pick

The 2012 NBA Draft is right around the corner with plenty of trade rumors starting to circulate and a number of big-name players potentially on the trading block on June 28. As of right now, Dwight Howard appears to be…

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Lamar Odom, Blake Griffin Get Another Shot to Make Team USA Roster

With the 2011-12 NBA season officially in the books after the Miami Heat were crowned as NBA champions, the 2012 Olympics are the next big thing on the agenda for 12 of the NBA’s best and brightest. Out of 18…

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NBA Rumors: Lamar Odom to Sign with the Los Angeles Clippers?

Lamar Odom’s future in the NBA hangs in the balance this week with the Dallas Mavericks having to make a decision on what to do with the former NBA Sixth Man of the Year before June 29. The consensus has…

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Kupchak on Off-Season: ‘Unlikely We Would Do Something Very Major’

Once Lakers Executive VP Jim Buss made some comments about the Los Angeles Lakers standing pat heading into the 2012-12 NBA season recently, the trade buzz in the City of Angels surrounding superstars Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum began to die…

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Kobe Bryant, Lakers Win Three Honors at NBA Social Media Awards

In an effort to keep up with the times and roll with the punches of the extremely popular social media impact on professional sports, the NBA held their first annual Social Media Awards hosted by former Los Angeles Lakers stars…

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Lakers Rumors: Rashard Lewis an Option for the Lakers?

The first substantial trade of the NBA off-season has been made with the Washington Wizards shipping Rashard Lewis to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Emeka Okafor and former Laker Trevor Ariza. Along with acquiring Lewis, the Hornets will…

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