Sources: Luke Walton ‘will definitely finish the season’ as Lakers Head Coach

There have been no internal discussions about Lakers coach Luke Walton’s job status in the wake of the team’s loss to the lowly Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night, according to people with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly on the sensitive matter.

Walton “will definitely finish the season” and has the full support of the Lakers’ front office, one person said.

Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka are all on the same page regarding Walton being the coach for the rest of the season, the people said.

Buss especially wants to give Walton every opportunity to succeed, one person said.

Source: Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times