Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s The New York Times bestselling author of Sweetness delivers the first all-encompassing account of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of professional sports most-revered and dominant dynasties.
Between 1980 and 1991, the Lakers played in an unmatched nine NBA championship series, capturing five of them..
Best of all, the team was a winner.
Hollywood\'s biggest celebrities lined the court and gorgeous women flocked to the arena.
The Lakers roster overflowed with exciting all-star-caliber players, including center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and they were led by the incomparable Pat Riley, known for his slicked-back hair, his Armani suits, and his arrogant strut.
Beginning with the arrival of Earvin "
Magic"
Johnson as the number-one overall pick of the 1979 draft, the Lakers played basketball with gusto and pizzazz, unleashing their famed "
Showtime" run-and-gun style on a league unprepared for their speed and ferocity and became the most captivating show in sports and, arguably, in all-around American entertainment.
The Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s personified the flamboyance and excess of the decade over which they reigned.
Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s The New York Times bestselling author of Sweetness delivers the first all-encompassing account of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of professional sports most-revered and dominant dynasties
