Broderick Turner is a Los Angeles Times reporter who covers the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers. He has been at The Times since 2008. He was hired to help with coverage of the Lakers and switched to the Clippers in 2011. He’s been covering both teams since 2018. Before coming to The Times, Turner worked for the Riverside Press-Enterprise, where he covered the Lakers, Clippers and UCLA.
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Lakers owner Mark Walter and Josh Kushner reach an agreement on all of the previously undecided terms tied to the $12.5-billion sale of the NBA team.
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The Lakers waive 2024 first-round pick Dalton Knecht to meet the NBA’s 15-player roster limit, ending the young forward’s bid to reclaim a role on the team.
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