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 Rumors: Pau Gasol Asking to be Traded to the Bulls?

After averaging a career-low 17.4 points per game this past season and having another lackluster performance during the NBA playoffs, the consensus is that Pau Gasol has most likely played his last game for the Los Angeles Lakers. Not only…

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Metta World Peace Makes Appearance in the Drew League

It has only been a week since the Los Angeles Lakers were bounced from the NBA playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder, but that hasn’t stopped Metta World Peace from getting back on the floor in the Drew League. Along…

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Lakers’ Snyder to Interview for Coaching Position with Bobcats

The Los Angeles Lakers may be on the verge of losing another member of the coaching staff this summer as assistant coach Quin Snyder will reportedly interview for the vacant head coaching position with the Charlotte Bobcats. Synder will have…

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Mike Brown on First Season with Lakers: ‘I Could Have Done Better’

After officially being hired as the successor to Phil Jackson, former Coach of the Year Mike Brown was immediately put under the microscope in Los Angeles. With the tradition of winning and being perennial NBA title contenders in the Kobe…

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Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak Says Changes Will Be Made

One of the toughest jobs to perform in the NBA is being the general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers. With tremendous pressure to assemble a combination of players that can contend for an NBA title on an annual basis,…

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Lakers Rumors: Will the Lakers Re-Sign Matt Barnes?

During the NBA playoffs, Matt Barnes was one of the most inconsistent players for the Los Angeles Lakers as he struggled to play through injuries while averaging 3.5 points per game. Along with the poor point production, Barnes couldn’t get…

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Lakers Mike Brown Wants Physical Force in the Paint

Now that the NBA off-season has officially begun for the Los Angeles Lakers, the rumors are starting to circulate in the City of Angels with superstars Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum potentially on the trading block once again for the…

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Lakers Rumors: Andrew Bynum’s Off-Court Issues Worsening?

The 2011-12 NBA season turned out to be a breakout year for Andrew Bynum of the Los Angeles Lakers as he became an All-Star starter for the Western Conference and started to be recognized as one of the best centers…

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Kobe Bryant Alters Lakers Exit Interview Schedule

In order to recover from a second straight early exit in the NBA playoffs, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant won’t be doing his exit interview with Lakers coach Mike Brown and GM Mitch Kupchak until later this week. Not…

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Kobe Bryant After Game 5 Loss: ‘I’m Not Fading into the Shadows’

After winning two consecutive NBA titles under head coach Phil Jackson and suffering an ugly playoff exit last season against the eventual NBA champion Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Lakers have made another early exit in the postseason with the…

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