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by Paul Teetor The Lakers did it again. Sooner or later, all the stars that are big-time box office – Wilt Chamberlin, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Shaq, LeBron, Pau Gasol and Luka Doncic – find their way to Los Angeles. Now the Luka era in Lakers history has officially begun – thanks to […]
by Paul Teetor Lakers owner Jeanie Buss should just get it over with and change her team’s name to the Los Angeles LeBrons. It would make more sense than the current name, which goes all the way back to 1959, when the team was based in Minneapolis, Minnesota – the land ‘o lakes. When they […]
by Paul Teetor LeBron James finally got his own hand-picked Lakers coach. But the way he did it was ethically questionable at best, and disloyal and sneaky underhanded at worst. It took the Lakers seven weeks to land on Jonathan Clay “JJ” Redick, but the smart money said it would be Redick on May 3, […]
by Paul Teetor When Gary Vitti was flying into LA to interview for the Lakers Head Athletic Trainer’s job in the summer of 1984, he received a jolt of adrenaline when he was told General Manager Jerry West would be picking him up at LAX. “He was my hero growing up, and now he’s going […]
by Paul Teetor The Lakers coaching search is now officially embarrassing. And confusing. And chaotic. The hoops world looked on in wonder as the Lakers were humiliated Monday afternoon by University of Connecticut Coach Dan Hurley. After three days of mulling over their $70 million, six-year offer to become the new face of the purple […]
by Paul Teetor The sing-song chant started long before the end of the embarrassing Lakers home loss in game three, their 11th straight loss to the Denver Nuggets: Fire Darvin…Fire Darvin…Fire Darvin… But if Lakers fans think firing Head Coach Darvin Ham will fix this team, they need to think again. And if they think […]
by Paul Teetor The Lakers and Clippers squared off Wednesday night in the latest – and probably last – iteration of the so-called Hallway Series. The result was a stunning Lakers “road” win that gave them a 3-1 edge in the season series. Unless they meet in the playoffs this year – which, incredibly, has […]
by Paul Teetor Next Thursday, February 8, the Lakers will unveil a statue of the late, great Kobe Bryant in the Star Plaza, outside the venue formerly known as the Staples Center. Friday, January 26, was the fourth anniversary of Kobe’s sudden, shocking death in a Calabasas helicopter crash, along with seven other people, including […]
El Camino College names its new stadium’s athletic field after coach John Featherstone, who made the college’s football program a national power