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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TWITTER: LeBron James Responds To His Favorite Kobe Bryant Play

Four-time NBA MVP LeBron James took to Twitter on Tuesday night for an exclusive Q&A session with his 22.7 million followers. LeBron was asked all sorts of questions from whether he'll be staring in "Space Jam 2" to Tristan Thompson's…

Metta World Peace: New Lakers Must ‘Prove Themselves’ To Kobe Bryant

There was an awkward silence among the newest additions for the Los Angeles Lakers during their introductory press conference recently. Lou Williams, Roy Hibbert and Brandon Bass were asked whether Kobe Bryant had reached out to them during the press…

Lakers News: Kobe Bryant Will ‘Probably Play’ Some Power Forward Next Season

The Los Angeles Lakers will have a drastically different roster heading into the 2015-16 NBA season. Numerous players from last year's squad left the team in NBA free agency this summer paving the way for a youth movement in Los…

Nick Young On Trade Rumors: ‘I Felt Like Pau Gasol For A Minute’

The Los Angeles Lakers made an interesting and unexpected move this summer in NBA free agency to sign reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year, Lou Williams. Although the team already had a viable score-first mentality sixth man on the…

Lakers News: Roy Hibbert Determined To Make An Impression In L.A.

Veteran center Roy Hibbert had a rough year in his last season with the Indiana Pacers. The team was torn apart by injuries with star forward Paul George going down before the season began and Hibbert struggled to play up…

Lakers News: Robert Upshaw Not Expected To Be A ‘Rotation Player’ If Signed

After Robert Upshaw went undrafted on June 25, the Los Angeles Lakers reached out to the troubled 21-year-old and ultimately were able to add him to the team's NBA Summer League roster. -- Think You Know Everything About Kobe Bryant?…

VIDEO: D’Angelo Russell Highlights From NBA Summer League

The Los Angeles Lakers headed into the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas earlier this month with high hopes for rookie point guard D'Angelo Russell to prove his worth after the team selected him with the second overall pick in…

Lakers Envision D’Angelo Russell, Jordan Clarkson Backcourt For 10-12 Years

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently building for what could be a very promising future in the post-Kobe Bryant era. Adding Jordan Clarkson, Julius Randle and D'Angelo Russell were steps forward in this process and general manager Mitch Kupchak hopes…

Brandon Bass: ‘All I Thought About’ At LSU Was Playing For Lakers

A lot of players in the NBA today grew up watching Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal winning championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. As a result of watching these two future Hall of Famers crush the competition, there's a good…

Lakers News: Metta World Peace Compares Julius Randle To LeBron James

Metta World Peace is a player that no one wants to mess with while on the basketball floor. World Peace plays extremely physical and never backs down from anyone while being stronger than most in the NBA at the small…

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