LA Lakers
Who has the most blocked shots in a single NBA Game? Thats our dude Elmore Smith, who on October 28th 1973 blocked 17 shots against the Portland Trailblazers! Elmore led the league that season with 4.9 blocks per game. Did you know that blocked shots weren’t an official statistical category until the ‘73-’74 season?
Happy Birthday to the ‘Iron Man’ Mr. A.C. Green !! A.C. holds the NBA record for most consecutive games played with 1,192. He played in 1,278 out of 1,281 games during his career. Those three missed games came during his 2nd season.
Happy B-day to the ‘ Cool Cat’ Michael Cooper. The Lakers guard was a member of 5 Los Angeles Lakers Championship Teams. He was voted to the All Defensive First Team 5x in his 12 year career and was NBA Defensive Player of The Year in 1987.
It was back on November 7th, 1991 that Los Angeles Lakers Legend Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson abruptly retired from the NBA due to his contraction of the HIV Virus.
Thanks to our buds at @whateverwilmington for sending over this Issue of Revolutionary Comics ‘Sports Superstars # 3’ The Magic Johnson Story.
Happy Birthday Magic Johnson!
Happy Birthday Mr. West
I know I’m a day late, but Congrats to those 1991 Bulls who on June 12th, 1991 pulled out a victory in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to complete a 4-1 series win over the L.A. Lakers. This was the first Championship for the Chicago Bulls Franchise. They would go on to win five more in the next seven seasons. This was also the first NBA Finals I can remember watching as a youngster. I was 10. That Saturday my family had to go to my cousin’s High School Graduation at the West Palm Beach Auditorium, so I had to try and tape the beginning of the game before we could get home. I can totally remember writing ‘Game 5-Bulls vs Lakers’ on the label of that VHS tape.
May 16th 1995 - Game 5 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers & San Antonio Spurs. Nick Van Exel buries a 3 pointer with .3 seconds left in OT to give the Lakers a 98-96 win on the road. Nick the Quick also sunk a three at the end of regulation to force overtime. The Spurs would go on to win the next game and series 4-2.
On This day March 20, 1989 the Los Angeles Lakers retire the #33 for C Kareem Abdul-Jabar the all time leading scorer in NBA History.
