Luke Walton made his official return to the Staples Center on Friday night, marking his first appearance in Los Angeles since parting ways with the Lakers and accepting the top job with the Sacramento Kings. While that matchup didn't go his way — the Lakers edged out a 99-97 win against the Kings behind a 29-point, 11-assist night from LeBron James — it did cause both James and Walton to reminisce about his time leading the organization last season, in which the Lakers missed the playoffs and finished with a 37-45 record. "Throughout everything that was going on, [Walton and I] were two of the guys that just tried to remain positive and patient, even with the circumstances that we had," James said, via ESPN.