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‘Pulse of our team’: Lakers honor 5-time champion Michael Cooper by retiring his No. 21 jersey

January 14, 2025 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Tough as nails. Highly competitive. Nasty. Brutally honest. That’s how some of Michael Cooper’s teammates summarized his 12-year Hall of Fame career — all with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers honored the five-time NBA champion at halftime of the their game against the San Antonio Spurs on Jan. 13 at Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: James Worthy, Los Angeles Lakers, Michael Cooper

L.A. Lakers unlocked ‘Pistol Pete’ Reaves after Westbrook trade. They can’t afford to lose him.

May 26, 2023 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

After making a crucial mid-range shot in the fourth quarter of his first NBA playoff game, an energized Austin Reaves jogged back on defense and screamed toward the L.A. Lakers bench saying, “I’m him! I’m him!” The meme-mable moment was one of the defining images of the 2023 NBA playoffs. It was extra special for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Austin Reaves, Derek Fisher, James Worthy, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Rob Pelinka

LeBron James breaks NBA scoring record that Chick Hearn thought would last forever

February 8, 2023 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

On the night Kareem Abdul-Jabber surpassed Wilt Chamberlain to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, legendary play-by-play announcer Chick Hearn made a bold prediction. Moments after Abdul-Jabbar thanked the crowd at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas and walked off the court holding the record-setting basketball in his hands, the voice of the Los … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Chick Hearn, James Worthy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers

Lakers can relate to Democrats

November 4, 2014 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

The look on Kobe Bryant’s face said it best. After dropping a game to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night, Bryant walked off the Staples Center court shaking his head and looking dejected. His Lakers fell to 0-5. It is the worst start in Lakers history since the 1957-58 season when the team was still … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: James Worthy, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Michael Cooper

MAGIC’S TEAM BUYS L.A. DODGERS

March 28, 2012 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

KCAL 9 sports reporter Jim Hill broke the news on Tuesday night that the Guggenheim Baseball Management (GBM) group headed by NBA legend Magic Johnson and his business partners former Atlanta Braves executive Stan Kasten, Mark Walter from The Guggenheim Foundation, and Golden State Warriors minority owner Peter Guber have won the bidding war to … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Frank McCourt, James Worthy, Jim Hill, Los Angeles Dodgers, Magic Johnson, Mark Walter, Peter Guber, Stan Kasten, Steve Garvey, Tom Lasorda

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