Report: Lakers 'enamored' with Lonzo Ball, will likely need lottery luck to get him

Lonzo Ball has made no effort to hide his wishes to land with his hometown Lakers in the upcoming NBA draft. And it turns out the interest might just be mutual. Chad Ford of ESPN reported on Wednesday the Lakers are apparently "enamored" with Ball, the one-and-done point from UCLA who helped lead a turnaround from a team that went 15-17 in 2015-16 to a 31-win team this past season. "The Lakers appear to be enamored with Ball, a local product who could add star power to a team desperately in search of it," Ford reported. "But they'll likely have to land in the top two to get him." The latter part of that report might be a problem. The chances are more likely than not that the Lakers will be picking

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  Report: Lakers 'enamored' with Lonzo Ball

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ESPN’s latest ax: ‘SportsCenter’ anchor back from maternity leave

That’s a funny way of saying “Congratulations.” On Thursday, “SportsCenter” anchor Sara Walsh, who was returning to the network from maternity leave after giving birth…

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  'SportsCenter's' Sara Walsh Laid Off By ESPN After Maternity Leave

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Seahawks say trade talks with Richard Sherman are dead, message presumably sent

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll told Seattle media there will be no Richard Sherman trade now that the draft has passed. Carroll said the likelihood of it happening is "zero percent."