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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Metta World Peace Almost Forced Into Retirement with Back Injury

After his best performance of the season with a season-high 26 points in the win over the San Antonio Spurs (98-84), Metta World Peace let it be known that he was seriously considering retirement due to a painful back injury…

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Ray Allen Believes Players Should Be Paid to Play in the Olympics

Ever since professional basketball players from the NBA were allowed to compete in the Olympics, a lot of players from this country like Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers have taken a lot of pride in…

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Lakers’ First-Round Playoff Tickets On Sale Saturday

The NBA playoffs are just around the corner with the Los Angeles Lakers once again potentially punching their ticket to the post-season with a high seed in the Western Conference. The Lakers have yet to “officially” make the playoffs in…

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World Peace Jokes About Lamar Odom Being Lakers’ Ball Boy

The news of the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks parting ways with former Lakers’ forward Lamar Odom spread like wildfire yesterday with the two sides deciding it would be better to shut down the relationship for the rest of the…

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Phil Jackson Believes Lakers Should Be Patient with Andrew Bynum

This shortened NBA season has been a roller coaster ride for the Los Angeles Lakers with plenty of drama even before the opening tip on Christmas Day. Along with ushering in a new head coach to replace Phil Jackson in…

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Pau Gasol Says Lakers Lack Sense of Urgency

The shortened NBA regular season is about to come to an end with the Los Angeles Lakers having just nine games left before heading into the playoffs as potentially one of the top seeds in the Western Conference. Despite the…

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Lamar Odom, Dallas Mavericks Agree to Part Ways

As an immediate result of the failed Chris Paul trade before the beginning of this shortened NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers were basically forced to trade reigning Sixth Man of the Year, Lamar Odom. With a short window to…

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Kobe Bryant Talks Clippers, Bynum and Griffin Dunk With Dan Patrick

After winning the season series against the crosscourt rival Los Angeles Clippers and dealing with all the problems Andrew Bynum has brought to the table as of late, Kobe Bryant joined Dan Patrick on Friday afternoon on The Dan Patrick…

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Dwight Howard Avoided Trade to Lakers by Signing with Magic

The one big-name that was talked about more than any during this shortened NBA season in terms of potentially being trade before the NBA trade deadline was Dwight Howard. With Howard showing his discontent with the Orlando Magic and wanting…

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Mike Brown Believes Kobe Bryant is Being Overlooked in MVP Race

This season has been another classic in the Hall of Fame career of Kobe Bryant. Not only is Kobe defying odds by holding off Father Time, but he has fought through numerous injuries and is currently leading the league in…

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