Featured Lakers History This Day In Lakers History: Kobe Bryant Scores 25 Points In 4th Quarter & Overtime To Seal Win Over Warriors The 2005-06 season was a turning point for the resurrection of Kobe Bryant, as the lone franchise player for the… Staff Writer01/27/20232 minute read
Featured Lakers History This Day In Lakers History: Pat Riley Becomes Fastest Coach In NBA History To 500 Career Wins Pat Riley is a basketball lifer who has succeeded at basically every level of the sport, from his playing career, to his… Staff Writer01/24/20232 minute read
Featured Lakers History This Day In Lakers History: Elgin Baylor Earns First All-Star Game Co-MVP The Lakers franchise embedded their roots into the city of Los Angeles the day they left Minnesota, creating a fantastic… Staff Writer01/23/20232 minute read
Featured Lakers History This Day In Lakers History: Kobe Bryant Passes Wilt Chamberlain As Youngest Player To Score 25,000 Points Legendary Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant becoming the youngest player to score 25,000 points… Staff Writer01/21/20232 minute read
Featured Lakers History This Day In Lakers History: Nick Van Exel, Elden Campbell & Cedric Ceballos Combine For 90 Points In Win Over Celtics The 1990s were a transition period for the Los Angeles Lakers as they moved on from the ‘Showtime’ era and searched… Staff Writer01/20/20232 minute read
Featured Lakers History This Day In Lakers History: Jerry West Sinks Buzzer-Beater At The Forum During 1972 All-Star Game Many basketball legends have had the honor of wearing the purple and gold throughout the history of the Los Angeles… Staff Writer01/18/20233 minute read
Featured Lakers History This Day In Lakers History: Gary Payton, Slava Medvedenko Deliver In Close Win Over Clippers The controversial 2003-04 season was filled with many highs and many lows for the Los Angeles Lakers in what eventually… Staff Writer01/17/20232 minute read
Featured Lakers History This Day In Lakers History: Kobe Bryant Scores 37 Points In Win Over Bucks While Battling Respiratory Infection The grit and determination of Kobe Bryant were on display countless times throughout his 20-year career with the… Staff Writer01/11/20232 minute read
Featured Lakers History This Day In Lakers History: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Becomes First NBA Player To Score 34,000 Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar continued to take steps toward becoming the leading scorer in NBA history on Jan. 10, 1986… Staff Writer01/10/20232 minute read
Featured Lakers History This Day In Lakers History: Historic 33-Game Winning Streak Comes To End Against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bucks The Los Angeles Lakers steadily turned into a feared opponent throughout the NBA during the 1971-72 season, putting… Staff Writer01/09/20232 minute read
