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Jun 21, 2023 7 tweets 3 min read
How the Lakers secured the #1 pick right after winning a Championship.

Big Game James Worthy. Image At the trade deadline of the 1979-80 season, the Lakers traded 26-year old swingman Don Ford and their 1980 1st Round draft pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers, for point guard Butch Lee and Cleveland’s 1982 1st Round pick. Image
Jun 21, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
Did you know that Magic Johnson becoming a Laker hinged on a coin flip? Image The NBA used to determine who’d get the #1 pick in the draft by flipping a coin between the teams with the worst record in each conference. In 1979, that belonged to the Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Jazz.
Aug 29, 2020 4 tweets 1 min read
The Los Angeles Lakers, STAPLES Center, AEG and the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk have announced that STAPLES Center will serve as a Vote Center in the upcoming Presidential General Election. Voters can cast their ballot at STAPLES Center beginning Friday, October 30 through Election Day, November 3.
Aug 14, 2020 6 tweets 3 min read
Happy birthday to the Magic Man! 🎂

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