Lakers enforcing "an existing policy" for the media viewed as the "LaVar Ball rule"
No longer members of the media are allowed to congregate in a section of the arena among family and associates of players after games.
As reported by Chris Haynes of ESPN, The Los Angeles Lakers are enforcing “an existing policy” that that no longer allows members of the media to congregate in a section of the arena among family and associates of players after games.
The so-called “LaVar Ball Rule”.
Per ESPN, Family, friends and agents wait for players in the seats behind the basket closest to the visiting team's locker room at the conclusion of games. Interviews conducted in that designated area and near the tunnel leading to the arena corridors are now forbidden.
In prior years, media socialized and, at times, interviewed individuals in that sector without interference. If a media member is recognized in that area now, arena security or Laker staffers direct that he or she leave the area.
"It's not a new policy; it's an existing policy," a team spokesperson told ESPN. "There has been more media presence in that area than before. That section is strictly for family and guests of players. It's a privacy concern."
LaVar, as ESPN added, has not been allowed to release interview on the court as happened after the first game of the season against the Clippers.
The so-called “LaVar Ball Rule”.
Per ESPN, Family, friends and agents wait for players in the seats behind the basket closest to the visiting team's locker room at the conclusion of games. Interviews conducted in that designated area and near the tunnel leading to the arena corridors are now forbidden.
In prior years, media socialized and, at times, interviewed individuals in that sector without interference. If a media member is recognized in that area now, arena security or Laker staffers direct that he or she leave the area.
"It's not a new policy; it's an existing policy," a team spokesperson told ESPN. "There has been more media presence in that area than before. That section is strictly for family and guests of players. It's a privacy concern."
LaVar, as ESPN added, has not been allowed to release interview on the court as happened after the first game of the season against the Clippers.
E. Carchia
@Sportando
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