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Lakers Nation > Blog > Lakers News > Lakers News: Luke Walton Makes Tampering Joke, Declines To Discuss LeBron James #LABron Billboards
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Lakers News: Luke Walton Makes Tampering Joke, Declines To Discuss LeBron James #LABron Billboards

Matthew Moreno
Published: 03/07/2018
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Despite the improvement the Los Angeles Lakers have shown this season, they’ve been unable to escape the shadow that’s been cast by the prospect of which 2018 NBA free agents they’ll pursue. At the forefront of those conversations are LeBron James and Paul George.

With James and the Cleveland Cavaliers making their lone trip to Los Angeles this weekend, a Lakers fan arranged for billboards to be plastered across the city as a means of recruiting him to sign with the storied franchise this summer.

“I did hear that,” answered Lakers head coach Luke Walton when asked at Wednesday’s shootaround if he was aware of the billboards. But Walton wasn’t willing to go any further.

“We’ve been fined too many times,” he said with a laugh. “I’m not talking about anybody that’s not on our roster.”

The Lakers were fined a record $500,000 for believed impropriety with George last summer, and president of basketball operations Magic Johnson’s praise of Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo earned the team a $50,000 fine.

Johnson admitted to being surprised by the latest punishment, which NBA commissioner Adam Silver later explained was in large part due to the Lakers’ previous misstep.

When reminded the NBA’s tampering rule applies to front office personnel, Walton still wasn’t willing to budge. “Get it in writing and show it to me,” he joked.

“What I was told that if you’re playing that team, you can talk about somebody. So ask me Saturday, then I can answer your question.”

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers games, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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