Among those attending Monday night’s game between the Lakers and the Clippers was UCLA men’s basketball coach Steve Alford. Alford has heard the criticism his former point guard Lonzo Ball has received early in his first NBA season, especially about his jump shot. For a rookie, I think that's the hardest thing coming into the NBA, is to learn what you have to do defensively. “I just think he's gotta get the ball. As Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry rose to prominence with long-distance shots, the Ball kids’ style was increasingly more accepted.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 29, 2017 01:18 UTC