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Former Lakers Greats Come Together to Surprise Pat Riley With News He'll Get Statue

Magic Johnson and fellow Showtime Lakers players revealed to Riley he would be getting a statue.

Sports Illustrated

Dodgers’ Dave Roberts Had Priceless Reaction to Meeting Showtime Lakers

The Dodgers manager suddenly became a young kid again.

Sports Illustrated

NFL Week 13 Power Rankings: Cowboys, Bills rise while Dolphins, Chiefs tumble

The Dallas Cowboys defense is like the Showtime Lakers. Anytime Dallas' defense is on the field with a moribund offense, as was the case with the Indianapolis Colts in Week 13 on Sunday Night Football, get ready for the gobs of turnovers. The ...

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Kyle Kuzma says Showtime Lakers would dominate this era

Former Laker Kyle Kuzma gave the Showtime Lakers of the mid-1980s some massive praise.

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On this date: Michael Cooper hits game-winning shot versus Jazz

Michael Cooper was a pivotal role player for the Showtime Lakers, and in 1988, he came through in the clutch against a tough Jazz squad.

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'Winning Time' began as the seminal book on the Showtime Lakers; it's Hollywood now

LOS ANGELES — Jeff Pearlman wouldn't believe it. His book becoming — actually becoming — a television series? For real? Nope. No way.

Los Angeles Times

‘Winning Time’ review: Gratuitous nudity, the Showtime Lakers and Magic Johnson get the TV treatment from Adam McKay

Early in the first episode of HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” soon-to-be team owner Jerry Buss, played in all his tacky-huckster glory by John C. Reilly, is reclining on a water bed at the Playboy mansion. A female companion is curled up asleep in the crook…

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DeVaughn Nixon suits up as father Norm Nixon in HBO's Lakers series 'Winning Time'

PITTSBURGH — Norm Nixon hasn't lost any of the fire or swag that helped the Duquesne University basketball legend win two championships with the Showtime Lakers of the 1980s. For proof, just ask his son, DeVaughn.

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