Former Arizona Wildcat Luke Walton, now the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, enjoys the game between the Arizona Wildcats and USC Trojans with his son at the Galen Center on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. Arizona won 73-66. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star

Lakers coach and former UA forward Luke Walton appeared at Thursday’s game holding his son, eventually settling into a seat one row behind the UA bench. While Luke wore a red Arizona sport shirt, his son was dressed in purple Lakers gear.

Former UA guard Miles Simon also sat a few rows behind the UA bench, near the parents of Southern Californians Parker Jackson-Cartwright and Chance Comanche. 


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