I chatted with Lakers guard Austin Reaves about his eye-opening Korn Ferry qualifying round, LeBron’s PGA Tour investment, the YouTube golf space, Sahith Theegala’s putting, mental toughness in basketball vs. golf, and a whole lot more.
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Max Christie, a restricted free agent, got one question, said he "really wanted to be out there, for sure. It sucks seeing us eliminated because I felt I could've helped the team" and his exit interview was over and LeBron was ready
Austin Reaves: “I just really enjoy being around these guys...Everybody on our team is a joy to be around. I’ve spoken about it a billion times, my relationship with DLo off the court…Bron and AD, as well. I consider them my friends. As long as I can play alongside one of them, if there’s anything I can do to help that be possible, that’s what I’ll do. Cause I believe in what we have.”
Michael Malone: “I think Darvin Ham is a hell of a coach. That’s not an easy job. I think Darvin does it with class. He’s a good man, good coach, and I wish him all the best. Hopefully, he’ll be around there for a long time because he deserves to be.”
Darvin Ham: “It's been an unbelievable franchise to represent. Couldn't ask for a better governor, a better president of ops in Rob Pelinka, Jeanie Buss. I've seen a lot in my first two years in this seat. I'll continue to work, get better, and control what I can control."
Anthony Davis on the Lakers' confidence going into Game 5:
"We're very confident in our group. Very confident in our schemes. Very confident in our gameplan, our adjustments. It's just about us going out there and getting it done."
LeBron: “For AD to clean glass, 20 of them on the defensive end…it’s just key for a lot of the things we want to do.
“AD doesn’t have to prove anything to anybody. He’s one of the best bigs we have in the game. He’s one of the best bigs in the world. He’s shown that again.”
Austin Reaves: “AD does so much for our team…For him to get 23 in a game like this, it means a lot…That’s obviously been a point of emphasis, it’s something that we have to clean up. And you could tell with his mentality, he was just like, “I’ll do it.”