2023-05-09 13:45:48
“Any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental,” says a well-known phrase. In this case and outside of the fictional overtones of the aforementioned saying, Lonnie Walker IV made it big with the Los Angeles Lakers, to such an extent that, He managed to equal Kobe Bryant in an exact record.
And it is that, despite not having been gravitating for three quarters in the duel of his team against the Golden State Warriors, the escort woke up just in time to raise those led by Darvin Ham.
15 points (on 6/9 attempts) were what Walker converted to lead the agonizing victory of the Lakers against Golden State, achieving a historic record when coming from the substitute bench.
That fact marked an important fact in the large book of marks of the ‘purple and gold’ players, considering that, according to the NBA account, Walker matched a Kobe Bryant achievement.
The late Lakers legend had scored 17 points, also coming off the bench, a May 8, 1997 against the Utah Jazz in playoffs. Yes, on the same date.
Twenty-six years later, then, Walker IV matched Bryant and celebrated in the NBA, even more so, by fulfilling a personal goal.
“EIt’s the greatest feeling you can imagine. Since I was a child, this is what I have dreamed of doing; not just being in the playoffs, but also, having an impact on a playoff win“Said Lonnie Walker IV after his recital with the Angelenos at a press conference.
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