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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Pau Gasol: It’ll Be ‘Emotional To See’ Kobe Bryant In Final All-Star Game

On Sunday night, Kobe Bryant will lace them up for a final time against the best and brightest the NBA has to offer...

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Shaquille O’Neal Thinks Kobe Bryant Will Go For NBA All-Star Game MVP

On Sunday, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant will play in his final NBA All-Star Game with the 37-year-old intent on retiring from the NBA at the end of the 2015-16 season...

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Tracy McGrady Calls Kobe Bryant ‘Best Player That I Ever Faced’

During Kobe Bryant's 18th NBA All-Star weekend, a lot of the five-time NBA champion's peers have expressed their admiration and respect for what he's been able to accomplish throughout his career with the Los Angeles Lakers...

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Lakers News: Karl-Anthony Towns Predicts D’Angelo Russell Will Be An All-Star

Heading into the 2015 NBA Draft last summer, Kentucky's Karl-Anthony Towns was a lock to be drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the number one overall pick...

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Kobe Bryant Not Playing For Team USA Influencing LeBron James

There was a lot of speculation coming into the 2015-16 NBA season about Kobe Bryant's future with no one knowing his true intentions...

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LeBron James ‘Very Emotional’ Watching Kobe Bryant’s Farewell Tour

Before heading into their head-to-head showdown at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday night, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James...

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Lakers News: Tyronn Lue Shares Kobe Bryant ‘Wanted To Fight’ Him During Practice

Current Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue won two NBA titles as a player while with the Los Angeles Lakers from 1998 to 2001...

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Lakers News: Paul George Talks About Idolizing Kobe Bryant

On Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers faced off against the Indiana Pacers for Kobe Bryant's final game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse...

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Robert Horry: Stephen Curry More Dangerous Than Kobe Bryant In His Prime

During the 2005-06 NBA season, Kobe Bryant was a man possessed. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar was destroying the competition on a nightly basis as one of the most unstoppable offensive forces in the NBA...

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Todd Gurley On Kobe Bryant: ‘Hopefully I Can Take His Spot In L.A.’

Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant will officially retire after the 2015-16 NBA season leaving a void of a superstar athlete in the second-biggest market in the country...

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