Lakers: D-Fenders Vets Talk NBA Summer League, Country Music and More
Most memorable or fun Summer experience?
All three felt this could potentially be a dangerous question, so we figure they had a great summer.
Vander, “Going to China for a couple of weeks, playing out there getting that experience for a couple of weeks. That was probably the most exciting thing I did this summer.”
We had a follow-up question for Vander; we asked him if he starved or if he ate the food in China as we have heard from Metta World Peace that he didn’t necessarily like the food in China. “Nah, I starved,” said Vander with a grimace, “For real, it was bad, it was bad.”
Justin, “For me? I went to Montreal. I was able to take a trip with some friends of mine from Montreal for F1 weekend, and that was pretty cool.”
Josh, “I’ll just say playing in Summer League was cool, I’ve never played in the Orlando one and played in Vegas was fun, just seeing everybody who comes into town and being out there for a couple of games was a cool experience.”
Josh played on the Nets in Vegas and on the Magic in Orlando in summer league play.
Most fun thing to do in Los Angeles (none of these guys are native Los Angeleans, although Vander lets us know he spends a lot of time in LA)?
Vander, “I’m just appreciating just the weather, just the vibe everything’s pretty fun. I went to the Grunion run this summer, I got a chance to do that, I think that was pretty cool.”
If you don’t know, in the summer months on the coast of California, the grunion fish come to shore to lay eggs and fertilize them in droves, the waves seem to light up with them, so you go at night to watch or catch them if you have a license.
Justin, “I’m more of a low-key guy, so everything like the glitz and glamor of LA, I don’t really fall in love with it. As far as Hollywood though, I’ve been to the Walk of Fame and some of that stuff but I prefer to stay in this area, the South Bay, all the beach cities is probably my favorite part of LA.”
We wondered if Justin’s favorite beach was Manhattan, Hermosa or Redondo as we know some Lakers live on the beach in Redondo. “Probably Manhattan [Beach].”
Josh, “I would agree with Vander, I just like taking advantage of the good weather and being outside, I don’t get weather like this, year-round at home.”
Vander added that he enjoys going to Dave and Buster’s and Justin wants a Top Golf (like in Vegas) in Los Angeles, and Vander was surprised there was no Top Golf in LA. Top Golf, what are you thinking? Vander says you need three of them, and we totally agree, one is not enough for Los Angeles.