Wayne Ellington’s Father Found Dead
- Updated: November 12, 2014
Los Angeles Lakers’ Wayne Ellington, center, drives between Portland Trail Blazers’ Allen Crabbe, left, and Dorell Wright during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, in Ontario, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Wayne Ellington of the Los Angeles Lakers has been granted an indefinte leave of absence according to Baxter Holmes of ESPN.com
Wayne Ellington learned a/b shooting death of his father while walking to his car after Sunday’s game, Byron Scott said.
— Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) November 11, 2014
Wayne Ellington’s father who shares the same name was found dead inside his car at an intersection in Philadelphia.
Lakers head coach Byron Scott talked to Baxter Holmes about the situation:
It was just very sad news, obviously, and all of us have to give him space to grieve and deal with this with his family and we’ll welcome him back with open arms when he decides to come back,” Scott said before his team’s game against the Grizzlies.
Scott added:
“As a team, we’ll obviously keep going on and trying to win games, but I think all of us, every now and then — during the game, after the game, before the game — will have Wayne on our mind.”
The Lakers played the Memphis Grizzlies game without Wayne Ellington which resulted in a 107-102 loss. Click here to read the recap.
Tonight, the Lakers are back in action as they take on the New Orleans Pelicans.
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