Featured Lakers History This Day In Lakers History: Kobe Bryant Scores 33 Points In Showdown With Michael Jordan Former Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant recently spoke about how he aimed to ‘destroy’ in his first showdown… Harrison Faigen12/17/20232 minute read
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Featured Lakers History This Day In Lakers History: NBA Winning Streak Record Broken, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Becomes First Player To 32,000 Points Two major events that defined and contributed to making the NBA what it is occurred in Los Angeles Lakers history… Staff Writer12/12/20232 minute read
Featured Lakers History This Day In Lakers History: Magic Johnson Makes Buzzer Beater Against Celtics In the 1980s, the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics always brought the best out of each other. Led by Magic… Corey Hansford12/11/20232 minute read
Featured Lakers History This Day In Lakers History: James Worthy’s No. 42 Jersey Retired On Dec. 10, 1995, the Los Angeles Lakers retired James Worthy’s No. 42 jersey during a halftime ceremony at the… Matthew Moreno12/10/20232 minute read
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Featured Lakers History This Day In Lakers History: NBA Vetoes Chris Paul Trade With Hornets On this day in Los Angeles Lakers history, the NBA community thought that then-New Orleans Hornets star Chris Paul was headed… Damian Burchardt12/08/20232 minute read
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