Broderick Turner is a Los Angeles Times reporter who covers the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers. He has been at The Times since 2008. He was hired to help with coverage of the Lakers and switched to the Clippers in 2011. He’s been covering both teams since 2018. Before coming to The Times, Turner worked for the Riverside Press-Enterprise, where he covered the Lakers, Clippers and UCLA.
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The L.A. Times’ NBA crew breaks down what to expect when the Lakers play the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals, beginning Tuesday night.
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The Lakers discuss their upcoming conference finals series vs. No. 1 Denver and two-time MVP Nikola Jokic. ‘We’re going in with the utmost respect.’