Walker Kessler welcomes every expectation when Lakers' next big man makes his purple-and-gold debut
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(AP) — Walker Kessler is well aware of the long, legendary lineage he is joining when he debuts as the Los Angeles Lakers' starting center on Wednesday night.And as if the pressure of following in the cavernous footsteps of George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, Pau Gasol and Anthony Davis wasn't enough, Kessler is also playing competitive basketball for the first time in nearly a ful…
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