For Reggie, there is a friendly face in the place!
With Reggie Bullock being a Kinston, NC native, he is well acquainted with Brandon Ingram, who will always be linked with the old UNC/Duke rivalry that is rampant over the NBA.
Ingram is going to be a very important guy for Bullock to stick to through all over the changes that could go down in the locker room presumably over the next couple of days. The locker room dissension is plainly obvious to anyone that watched the Indiana game last night.
Lotta open seats on that Lakers bench... pic.twitter.com/UHYAkQUiLl
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 6, 2019
The supposed dust-up that happened after the Warriors game Saturday night whether you believe the incident was a big deal…
As uncertainty surrounds Lakers into deadline week, several veterans -- including Michael Beasley -- had an emotionally-charged verbal exchange with head coach Luke Walton postgame tonight, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium. It stopped short of turning physical.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 3, 2019
…or not…
Texted a few folks about whatever it was that happened in Lakers lockeroom tonight. One described it as typical lockeroom stuff & said, “It never got close to getting out of control, people are always emotional after a loss.”
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) February 3, 2019
Reggie Bullock is walking into a combustible situation here in the Lakers locker room! It’s not going to be easy to play a game the night prior, find out about a trade basically in the shower and hop a plane to play with a new team in 24 hours. That is a challenge for any player under the best circumstances.
Brandon Ingram is the absolute best example to follow for the next couple of weeks while getting acclimated to the Lakers system for the playoff run. Ingram, in my opinion, has handled all of the distractions better than most of the roster since the announcement of Anthony Davis wanting out of New Orleans.
Tensions are high right now and Bullock just needs to be a professional, play hard and learn quick!