Luke Theodore Walton (born March 28, 1980 in San
Diego, California) is an American professional
basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the
National Basketball Association (NBA). His position
is at small forward.
The son of former NBA great Bill Walton, Luke Walton
was no stranger to the sport of basketball during
his upbringing. His three brothers — Adam, Nathan
(who unsuccessfully ran for governor during the 2003
California recall), and Chris — also play or have
played basketball for their schools.
Walton owns a restaurant in Manhattan Beach,
California. [1] He has a tattoo on his arm (the
dancing skeletons), commemorating his appreciation
for The Grateful Dead.
In 2006, Walton made a cameo appearance on the
television soap opera, The Young and the Restless.
