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Last year, LeBron James suffered a badly sprained ankle, but after over a month of being out, he returned to make a run at another ring.

On April 30, 2010, Pau Gasol made a game-winning shot to put away a young and very talented Oklahoma City Thunder team in the playoffs.

In 2006, Kobe Bryant hit perhaps his most iconic game-winning shot to down Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns in the playoffs.

On April 30, 1980, a rookie named Magic Johnson gave the Lakers the opportunity to play for the NBA world championship.

On April 29, 2012, Andrew Bynum staged a block party in the Lakers' playoff opener versus the Denver Nuggets.

On April 28, 2008, the Lakers swept the Denver Nuggets and looked like title contenders for the first time since trading Shaquille O'Neal.

On April 28, 2002, Robert Horry hit one of his patented game-winning 3-pointers to help the Lakers sweep the Blazers out of the playoffs.

Find out how Chargers Wire's Alex Katson thinks the 2022 NFL draft will play out for Los Angeles.

In April of 1998, late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated for the first time while still a teenager.

Don't deny it. You're thinking about it. You wouldn't be a Philadelphia sports fan, full of skepticism and even cynicism, always hedging your hope, if you weren't thinking about it. Yes, the 76ers are still up three games to two on the Raptors in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. Yes, they're…

On April 26, 2006, Kobe Bryant let it be known that his Lakers were going to compete with the favored Phoenix Suns every step of the way.