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South Bay Lakers guard Andre Ingram discusses winning ‘Wheel of Fortune’

Andre Ingram of the South Bay Lakers recently won $31,750 on the popular show “Wheel of Fortune” and he explained how he feels about it all.

Andre Ingram has gone viral a few times the last couple of years, most recently by winning the popular game show “Wheel of Fortune.”

Ingram, a guard for the South Bay Lakers, was a contestant on the show on Dec. 10. He won the show. Even though he didn’t win the bonus round, he still took home $31,750.

Ingram explained what winning felt like, via David Aldridge of The Athletic:

“I just seem to remember I couldn’t stop smiling,” Ingram said, recalling when host Pat Sajak declared him the night’s big winner.

“I couldn’t control myself,” he added. “Cheeks were hurting afterwards. Quite surreal that he says that. I’m just in that moment. I’m just taking it all in, like they say. I guess it’s easier to do that when you’ve been having some success with it. I was just genuinely enjoying, at that point, everything about it. Just happy that that’s Pat Sajak, that it’s Vanna White, ’cause you know how long they’ve been doing it. Who’s to say they won’t have another host soon? So to meet them, that’s the show that I wanted to be on.”

Ingram added that taxes will cut into his earnings from the show, but he’s still in awe of meeting Sajak and White, two people he watched on television for a long time:

“They make sure you know up front — the tax man is coming,” he said. “And … you don’t get paid for a few months, until after your show airs. It’ll be on time when I need it. Right now, I’m just truly enjoying the experience of it all. I’m still grateful for it. I think about it often. You don’t forget something like that.”

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South Bay Lakers guard Mac McClung signs with Bulls

The Chicago Bulls signed Mac McClung from the South Bay Lakers roster.

The Chicago Bulls picked up South Bay Lakers guard Mac McClung on a 10-day deal via hardship exemption, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

McClung, an undrafted rookie, signed a training camp deal with the Los Angeles Lakers over the summer and played for the Summer League team, with some minutes in the preseason.

However, the Lakers released him as part of final roster cuts but inked him to a G League contract to keep him in the system.

But because the league is going through a rough situation with health and safety protocols, teams can now sign replacement players to fill in the gaps. The Bulls have dealt with missing several key players, so McClung will help the backcourt.

Through 13 games with South Bay, McClung averaged 19.5 points and 6.2 assists while shooting 47.5% overall and 39.7% from 3-point range.

It’ll be interesting to see if McClung ends up back in L.A. after his 10-day expires.

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Trevor Ariza, Rajon Rondo, Kent Bazemore to practice with South Bay Lakers Monday

The Los Angeles Lakers are sending three players to practice with its G League affiliate Monday.

The Los Angeles Lakers are sending three players to practice with the South Bay Lakers, its G League affiliate, Monday.

Trevor Ariza, Rajon Rondo and Kent Bazemore are those players and have different reasons for the short move.

Ariza is progressing from the ankle injury he suffered before the preseason started. He has yet to make his debut this season, so getting time with South Bay will help him ramp up his conditioning in order to return to the first team.

Rondo and Bazemore have each fallen out of the rotation, so this time allows them to stay ready. Rondo has not played since Nov. 30 when he logged nine minutes in a blowout win of the Sacramento Kings. Bazemore has appeared in garbage-time situations in three of the last six games.

All three players signed one-year deals worth the veteran minimum this summer.

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Bulls sign South Bay Lakers veteran forward Stanley Johnson

The Chicago Bulls picked up a veteran forward from the Los Angeles Lakers’ G League team.

The Chicago Bulls have signed South Bay Lakers forward Stanley Johnson, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

The signing is via hardship exemption because the Bulls have several players in health and safety protocols, including DeMar DeRozan.

Johnson went to training camp with the Bulls but didn’t make the cut for the 15-man roster.

The former No. 8 overall pick in the 2015 draft joined South Bay in mid-November. In six games, Johnson averaged 15.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.2 steals while shooting 40.5% overall on 12.3 attempts and 28.6% from deep on 5.8 attempts.

His defensive presence at the forward position could’ve been useful for the Los Angeles Lakers, a team short on depth in that department, but that didn’t happen.

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South Bay Lakers acquire former first-round pick Stanley Johnson

The South Bay Lakers of the G League added a former first-round pick to the roster.

The South Bay Lakers announced Wednesday Stanley Johnson is joining the roster.

Johnson, who was picked at No. 8 by the Detroit Pistons in the 2015 NBA draft, is a six-year veteran who will provide plenty of experience to the roster. Andre Ingram and Frank Mason III are among the veterans on the squad.

Johnson played 61 games with the Toronto Raptors last year, primarily at power forward. At 6-foot-6, defense at the forward spot has always been his main skill, but his offensive deficiencies are why he’s bounced around the basketball spectrum.

He has a career field goal percentage of 37.5% and a career 3-point percentage of 29.8%.

The only way the Los Angeles Lakers could use his size is if a player is released. Avery Bradley is on a non-guaranteed deal, but it’s unclear if L.A. would want to let go of a proven performer at both ends of the court for an undersized forward who excels at only one end.

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Mac McClung, Chaundee Brown lead South Bay Lakers to win vs. G League Ignite

Mac McClung and Chaundee Brown had influential performances in the South Bay Lakers’ opener in the G League.

The South Bay Lakers kicked off the 2021-22 G League season with a win over the G League Ignite, 112-105.

South Bay trailed by 14 after the first quarter but climbed back into the game to earn a win. A 27-11 advantage in the final period was the difference for the Lakers.

Mac McClung and Chaundee Brown were at the heart of the win for the Lakers. McClung posted a game-high 24 points on 9-of-18 shooting to go with nine assists and six rebounds in 37 minutes. Brown added 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting along with 10 rebounds, four assists and a steal in 40 minutes.

McClung and Brown were two training camp signings for the Los Angeles Lakers over the summer as undrafted rookies; however, neither made the official roster.

South Bay next plays on Nov. 17 against the Ignite again.

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Full South Bay Lakers G League 2021-22 roster tracker

The South Bay Lakers of the G League announced its 2021-22 training camp roster. See who is on the team.

The start of the 2021-22 NBA season also signals the G League is beginning soon.

The Los Angeles Lakers‘ G League affiliate is the South Bay Lakers, which plays its home games at the UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo, California.

South Bay’s schedule doesn’t start until Nov. 5, but the team, head coached by recently promoted Miles Simon, announced the training camp roster for the new season.

South Bay is where the two-way players on the Lakers’ full 17-man roster spend the majority of their time, so Sekou Doumbouya and Jay Huff are two of the prominent names.

Here’s the full roster tracker for the 14 players:

South Bay Lakers announce Miles Simon as new head coach

The South Bay Lakers of the G League have a new head coach for the upcoming season.

The South Bay Lakers of the G League officially announced Miles Simon as the new head coach of the team.

This news had been in the works since mid-August when talks between the two sides were reported. It came after Coby Karl, former head coach of South Bay and son of former NBA coach George Karl, was reportedly not returning for the upcoming season.

Simon has been an assistant with the Lakers since 2017 and played a role for the Summer League teams in 2017 and 2018 when L.A. made the championship game both years

“I couldn’t be happier to continue my career with the Lakers organization as South Bay’s head coach. It is an honor to lead such a successful franchise and I look forward to working with our team both on and off the court,” Simon said in the release. “South Bay has a strong track record of developing NBA talent and I can’t wait to build upon our history as one of the top teams in the NBA G League. After winning the NBA world championship in 2020 with the Lakers, I expect to bring that pedigree to South Bay as well. I want to thank Jeanie, Rob, Kurt, Frank, Joey and Nick for the opportunity and I can’t wait to get to work.”

Simon will play a crucial part in developing two-way players Austin Reaves and Joel Ayayi. Mac McClung and Chaundee Brown could be members of the team as well.

In the 2019-20 season, South Bay posted a 19-25 record, which was second-to-last place in the Pacific Division, before COVID-19 canceled the remainder of the campaign. South Bay did not participate in the 2020-21 G League bubble.

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Report: Lakers in talks to make Miles Simon head coach of South Bay Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers could make Miles Simon the head coach of the South Bay Lakers G League squad.

The Los Angeles Lakers coaching staff has dealt with several changes this offseason.

The changes started with former assistant Jason Kidd departing to the Dallas Mavericks to become their next head coach, and he took Greg St. Jean with him for an improved role.

Los Angeles hired former head coach David Fizdale to fill Kidd’s vacant spot. Fizdale had multiple years of work alongside LeBron James when the two were with the Miami Heat.

Assistant coach Lionel Hollins didn’t renew his contract with L.A.; Hollins reportedly wasn’t fond of the communication from the front office. Los Angeles promoted Mike Penberthy to an end-of-the-bench role in response.

But the moves go beyond the main Lakers team. Coby Karl reportedly is not returning to coach the South Bay Lakers of the G League, but L.A. could have a replacement lined up, according to Zach Lowe of ESPN:

Simon has been an assistant with the Lakers since 2017, and, if given the head coaching gig for South Bay, he’d still have a spot on Frank Vogel’s staff with the main Lakers’ team.

The Lakers announced Vogel received a contract extension as well, which is likely why Simon will play a role with both squads.

Simon played collegiate basketball at Arizona and was named the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player in 1997. He also coached at Arizona as an assistant from 2005 to 2008.

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Report: South Bay Lakers head coach Coby Karl won’t return next season

The South Bay Lakers of the G League will need a new head coach for next season.

The Los Angeles Lakers have undergone shakeups with the coaching staff this offseason, and it appears the South Bay Lakers are following suit.

The G League was also cut short last season when the coronavirus pandemic hit, and though there was a small bubble for a limited number of teams to participate in, the Lakers weren’t involved.

The NBA is planning to bring back the G League in its usual format next season, which means teams will have to prepare full rosters and a coaching staff for the new campaign.

For South Bay, the team is expecting turnover, starting with Coby Karl, according to Harrison Faigen of SB Nation:

Karl, son of prominent NBA coach George Karl, has coached the Lakers’ G League team since 2016.

In the 2019-20 season, the Lakers posted a 19-25 record, fourth in the Pacific Division, before the pandemic cancelled the season.

South Bay also finished last in the Pacific Division in 2018-19, but in the season prior, the Lakers went to the conference finals before losing.

Karl was also involved in helping multiple players receive call-ups with the L.A. Lakers, including guard Alex Caruso.

Now, Nick Mazzella, general manager of South Bay since 2014-15, and the Lakers need to find a replacement.

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