Lakers Video: Larry Nance Jr. Beats Jordan Clarkson In Race On First Day Of Practice

Daniel Starkand
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Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

The Los Angeles Lakers held their first training camp practice Tuesday at the brand new UCLA Health training center, marking the beginning of the 2017-18 season.

For the Lakers, expectations are a lot higher this season than in the past few as head coach Luke Walton is going into his second season with the team and he has a much-improved roster to work with.

Two of the longest-tenured Lakers players that have suffered through a lot of losing the past couple seasons are Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr.

Both players were late draft picks that ended up being gems for the Lakers and figure to play a big part in the team’s success this season. The duo worked extremely hard this summer to get ready for the upcoming season and look to be in the best shape they’ve been in since coming into the league.

Nance earned some bragging rights over Clarkson at the team’s first practice, as the Lakers posted a video of Nance barely edging out Clarkson in a footrace:

The race was the final of a series of races to determine the fastest player on the team, and according to Mike Bresnahan of Spectrum SportsNet, Clarkson was not too thrilled about the loss:

One thing that the front office emphasized at the end of last season was every player getting into world-class shape this past offseason, so it is nice to see that the players took that seriously and came into camp ready to go.

Nance and Clarkson will both likely be coming off the bench to start this season, but will still play big roles and could be playing starter’s minutes so being in shape is essential.

Daniel Starkand is a graduate from Chapman University with a degree in journalism and broadcast journalism. He grew up in Burbank, Calif. and played baseball at Burbank High and his first two years at Chapman. Along with serving as the managing editor for LakersNation.com, Daniel also serves as a senior writer, editor and social media manager for DodgerBlue.com Contact: daniel@mediumlargela.com
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