Lakers Glory: For the Love of Kobe, Magic, and Mikan
Alan Ross
No team in NBA history has won more consistently throughout the league's fifty-seven year history than the Los Angeles Lakers, née Minneapolis Lakers. Though they trail the Boston Celtics in overall pro basketball championships, sixteen to fifteen — the Lakers won two pre-NBA titles in addition to their thirteen NBA crowns — the Lakers reigned through four different epochs: the George Mikan years (six titles), the Wilt Chamberlain-Jerry West era (one crown), the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-Magic Johnson-James Worthy teams (five championships), and the more recent Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O'Neal dynasty (three consecutive titles) at the turn of the century.
Their star power is second to none. The list of big-name Lakers reads like a who's who of hoopdom: Mikan, Mikkelson, Lovellette, Baylor, West, Chamberlain, Goodrich, Abdul-Jabbar, Johnson, Worthy, Wilkes, O'Neal, and Bryant. And don't forget the great coaches: John Kundla, Bill Sharman, Pat Riley, and Phil Jackson.
Lakers Glory captures the enormity of Minneapolis-Los Angeles Lakers basketball: the great players, teams, magical moments, riveting rivalries, an all-time Lakers team (imagine picking a center for that group!), rosters of all fifteen championship squads, and more, as told by the Lakers players, managers, coaches, opponents, fans, and the media.
 | ALAN ROSS is a freelance writer, musician, and former editor for American Profile magazine, Professional Team Publications, Athlon Sports Communications, and Walnut Grove Press. A regular contributor to Lindy’s Pro Football annual and the Arizona Cardinals and Cleveland Browns media/fan publications, he is the author of eleven previous books, including The Yankees Century and The Red Sox Century. He lives in Bisbee, Arizona. |
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ISBN-10: 1-58182-554-4 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 978-1-58182-554-1 (Paperback)
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