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Los angeles lakers forward Luke Walton underwent successful surgery today to remove bone spurs and scar tissue and to clean up some cartilage debris from his right ankle, it was announced by the team. The surgery, which took approximately 60 minutes,

With great reluctance, the los angeles lakers decided at Friday's deadline they wouldn't match Golden State's offer for Ronny Turiaf, meaning the former second-round draft choice will move up the California coast to play for the Warriors. "There are emotional ties with Ronny that go beyond basketball," Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said on a conference call.