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On this date: Kobe Bryant scores his first point in the NBA
Lebron Wire via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoWhen the Los Angeles Lakers traded center Vlade Divac for the draft rights to a 17-year-old named...
On this date: Lakers officially acquire Kobe Bryant
Lebron Wire via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoThe summer of 1996 was an inflection point that forever changed the fortunes of the Los Angeles Lakers. Five years after Magic Johnson announced he had...
On this date: Lakers take Kobe Bryant in 1996 NBA draft
Lebron Wire via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoIn the mid-1990s, the Los Angeles Lakers were a good team, but they were a far cry from the...
5 draft day trades that rocked the NBA
Rookie Wire via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoFew days loom larger on the basketball calendar than than the NBA Draft. It’s obviously a life-changing moment for the sixty or so men who are selected...
Plaschke: If you're talking greatest Lakers players, No. 1 is pure Magic
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMagic Johnson celebrates in the Lakers locker room after winning the 1987 NBA championship. (Michael...
On this date: Shaquille O’Neal signs with the Lakers
Lebron Wire via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoAfter Magic Johnson announced in 1991 that he was retiring due to testing positive for HIV, the Los Angeles Lakers went into a tailspin. The franchise...
The five greatest draft steals in Lakers history
Lebron Wire via Yahoo Sports· 11 months agoWith the 2023 NBA Draft now in the rearview mirror, the Los Angeles Lakers are hoping they have come away with a diamond in the rough. They took Indiana...
Kobe, LeBron, Zion, other superstars on their opening nights as Wembanyama eyes NBA debut
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 7 months agoOne of the most highly-touted prospects of all-time, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama has...
Jeanie Buss is Still Here
Esquire via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn a Tuesday afternoon, approximately 54 days until the start of the NBA season, Jeanie Buss is found—where else?—at work. Her office. Big, but nothing...
Jeanie Buss and Los Angeles Lakers Legends Talk Kobe Bryant and the Franchise's 'Legacy' (Exclusive)
ET Online via AOL· 2 years agoThere are plenty of narratives out there about the storied history of the Los Angeles Lakers --...