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On November 18, 1981, at halftime while on the road at Utah, Magic Johnson and coach Paul Westhead had a verbal altercation in the locker room. It was stated by teammate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that Johnson had offered input on the game, which resulted in Westhead twice telling him to "Shut up."
The Lakers are majority-owned by Jerry Buss's family trust, while Rob Pelinka is the general manager. [6] There have been 26 head coaches for the Lakers since joining the NBA. The franchise's first head coach while in the NBA was John Kundla, who coached for 11 seasons with the Lakers. [1]
A ticket for a March 1981 game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks. The 1980-81 NBA season was the Lakers' 33rd season in the NBA and the 21st season in Los Angeles. The Lakers were attempting to become the first team since 1969 to repeat as NBA Champions.
He took over as head coach in 1981 and led the Lakers through one of the most dynamic eras for any team in NBA history. With Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leading an exciting roster with a ...
The promotion of head coach Pat Riley in 1981 and addition of forward James Worthy through the 1982 draft established the Lakers as an NBA powerhouse throughout the 1980s. The franchise won five championships in a nine-year span, including two out of three marquee Finals matchups against the Celtics.
Riley was an assistant coach under Paul Westhead for parts of three seasons before he was given the top job in 1981. Spoelstra worked under Riley for nearly a decade with the Miami Heat, mostly as ...
Former Atlanta Hawks head coach Nate McMillan is one of two former head coaches the Lakers have hired to be top assistants on JJ Redick's staff. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) (Michael ...
As coach: 1979–1981: Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) 1981–1990: Los Angeles Lakers: 1991–1995: New York Knicks: 1995–2003, 2005–2008: Miami Heat: Career highlights and awards; As player: NBA champion ; First-team All-American – USBWA ; Third-team All-American – AP, UPI (1966) SEC Player of the Year – AP (1966) No. 42 retired by ...