Lakers Glory For the Love of Kobe, Magic and Mikan

No team in NBA history has more consistently throughout the league's fifty-seven-year history than the Los Angeles Lakers, nee Minneapolis Lakers. Though they trail the Boston Celtics in overall pro basketball championships, sixteen to fifteen'the Lakers won two pre-NBA titles in addition to their thirteen NBA crowns'the Lakers reigned through four different epochs: the George Mikan years (six titles), the Wilt Chamberlain-Jerry West era (one crown), the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-Magic Johnson-James Worthy teams (five championships), and the more recent Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O'Neal dynasty (three consecutive titles) at the turn of the century.Their star power is second to none. The list of big-name Lakers reads like a who's who of hoopdom: Mikan, Mikkelson, Lovellette, Baylor, West, Chamberlain, Goodrich, Abdul-Jabbar, Johnson, Worthy, Wilkes, O'Neal, and Bryant. And don't forget the great coaches: John Kundla, Bill Sharman, Pat Riley, and Phil Jackson.LAKERS GLORY captures the enormity of Minneapolis-Los Angeles Lakers basketball: the great players, teams, magical moments, riveting rivalries, an all-time Lakers team (imagine picking a center for that group!), rosters of all fifteen championship squads, and more, as told by Lakers players, managers, coaches, opponents, fans, and the media.Ross, Alan is the author of 'Lakers Glory For the Love of Kobe, Magic and Mikan' with ISBN 9781581825541 and ISBN 1581825544.