Lauren Jones is a is a senior writer at The Sporting Tribune. She was the lead podcast producer at the SpringHill Company and an associate podcast producer and project manager at Uninterrupted. She was previously the Lakers beat writer for the Los Angeles Sentinel and also covered the Dodgers, Rams and USC. After graduating from the University of Southern California in 2014, Jones worked at Fox Sports, ESPN and Snapchat.
The Lakers will face the Pelicans in the in-season tournament semifinals after edging out the Suns in a close and competitive quarterfinals game.
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