The Showtime Lakers of the 1980s may have been the greatest NBA team ever, but even they made some pretty big mistakes.

The latest Los Angeles Lakers Showtime-era star to be named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is set to be feted in style come October. The Hall ...

Michael Cooper's Hall of Fame induction highlights his key role in the Lakers' Showtime era on October 13, 2024.

Los Angeles Lakers' Michael Cooper is being enshrined in the Hall of Fame by teammates Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and ...

Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are among the Los Angeles Lakers greats that will honor Jerry West at his third Hall of ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are optomistic that their new signing, center Christian Koloko, will play this upcoming season.

One simple coin flip in 1979 set into motion a large part of NBA history, and Magic Johnson knows very well how differently ...

The Los Angeles Lakers won five NBA championships during the ‘Showtime Era’ for reasons beyond Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s signature skyhook and Magic Johnson’s deft passing.

As Jeff Pearlman recounted in his excellent book about those Showtime Lakers, assistant coach Mike Thibault, as well as West, who was then a scout, both agreed that Nance was the man to take if he ...

Magic Johnson's extraordinary skill set and charisma caused quite a stir in the NBA. But as Johnson gained notoriety, his ...

Building the Mount Rushmore of NBA centers is the most challenging task among all positions. Centers have won 30 MVP awards and dominated the league across eras, starting from George Mikan and ...

Former Lakers legends Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar headline the presenters for Jerry West's Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony.