Magic Johnson Hangs Out With Lakers Free Agent At Dodgers Game

The LA Hall of Famer hung out with one of LA's big offseason question marks.

Los Angeles Lakers reserve shooting guard Lonnie Walker IV was spotted hanging out at Dodger Stadium with a certain Dodgers co-owner who just so happens to have his own statue outside Crypto.com Arena.

Hall of Fame LA point guard Magic Johnson took in the 35-24 Dodgers' 6-3 loss to the New York Yankees alongside Walker on Saturday, who stands as one of the Lakers' most fascinating free agents this summer.

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It's nice to see Johnson, a 12-time All-Star, five-time champion and three-time MVP during the Lakers' "Showtime" run from 1979-1991, spending time with a member of the most recent successful Los Angeles squad.

Walker was a key ingredient of the Lakers bench during the second round of the playoffs against the Golden State Warriors, and was almost singlehandedly responsible for salvaging the team's pivotal 104-101 Game 4 win that brought the series to a nearly-insurmountable 3-1 edge (LA won in six games). The former Miami Hurricane poured in 15 points, all in the fourth quarter, during a clinic of bonkers shotmaking.

The 6'4" swingman inked a one-year, $6.5 million contract with Los Angeles last summer as a free agent, after spending his first four seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. He once again reaches unrestricted free agency now, following an erratic 2022-23 season in LA. He kicked things off as a starter, was moved to the bench, and following a flurry of trades found himself out of Darvin Ham's rotation entirely. 

When he did play, Walker was a fairly efficient scorer. Across 56 games (32 starts), he averaged 11.7 points on .448/.365/.858 shooting splits, 1.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.5 steals a night. In the playoffs, he averaged 6.2 points on .483/.382/.750 shooting, playing a reduced 13.8 minutes per.

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