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In the 1995–96 NBA season, Johnson made a short-lived second comeback as a player from January 1996 to May 1996.In this time, he had bulked up from his self-reported weight of 235 lb in 1992, [55] to 255 lb in order to play power forward, a much more physical position than his usual point guard role.
The 1996–97 NBA season was the Los Angeles Lakers' 49th season in the ... One notable highlight of the season was the Lakers holding the Dallas Mavericks to just ...
Since 1999, the Lakers have played their home games at Crypto.com Arena. [1] The franchise was founded in 1946 as the Detroit Gems. It played one season in the National Basketball League (NBL) in Detroit before new ownership moved the team to Minneapolis [2] [3] and renamed the team as the Minneapolis Lakers, after Minnesota's nickname, "Land ...
The Chicago Bulls entered the NBA playoffs with a record of 72–10 (the best regular season record until the 2016 Golden State Warriors went 73–9), eclipsing the 1972 Los Angeles Lakers record of 69–13, helped by Michael Jordan's first full season back from his mid-1990's retirement and the addition of another future Hall of Famer to the Bulls, Dennis Rodman.
The 1996–97 NBA season was the 51st season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league used this season to celebrate its 50th anniversary, which included the unveiling of the league's list of its 50 greatest players .
Season 2 of HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” continues to follow the rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics as they fight for the NBA championships.
The 1996 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1995–96 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics (64–18) played the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls (72–10), with the Bulls holding home court advantage .
OPINION: The shot helped make Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar the NBA's all-time leading scorer, a record that will soon be eclipsed after 38 years by current Lakers star LeBron James. The post ...