On this date in Lakers retire Magic Johnson's No. The most famous name who wore the no. Johnson, who was known as one of the greatest point guards ever, had his jersey retired in after an illustrious career filled with accolades like MVPs, championships and FMVPs. Also known as 'The Mailman', Malone took his team to two NBA Finals and is regarded as one of the most dominant power forwards of all time.
The Jazz retired his no. The Celtics retired his no. The Trail Blazers retired his no. On this date in trailblazers retire No. The Orlando Magic franchise doesn't retire jersey numbers to honor players, but if they did, O'Neal's no. The Pistons decided to honor him by retiring his jersey in Although Griffin is still playing, during his time with the Clippers, his no. Another legendary number, no. Larry Bird wore this iconic number for the Boston Celtics during his entire career.
Bird is regarded as of the greatest players the NBA has ever seen. Also known as 'Larry Legend', he has a plethora of accolades to his name. The Boston Celtics retired his jersey in On this date in , celtics retire Larry Bird's No. Many people remember the New York Knicks' glory days as some time in the s, but for a brief period, Patrick Ewing led the Knicks franchise to success in the s. Nevertheless, the time All-Star is one of the best centers the game has ever seen and was also an incredible college player.
The New York Knicks retired his no. Probably the greatest player to wear this number, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, is one of the greatest players to have graced an NBA court. His list of achievements is never-ending. He had his no. He was the second-best player and one of the key pieces in the s Bulls dynasty. The Chicago Bulls retired Pippen's jersey in A member of the Miami Heat championship-winning team, Alonzo Mourning, is another player who wore the no.
The Heat retired Mourning's jersey in The Memphis Grizzlies announced that they would retire Gasol's no. Duncan only ever played for one franchise, the San Antonio Spurs, for 19 years. He led the team to six NBA Finals appearances and won five rings.
The Spurs retired his jersey in , and Duncan is probably the most popular player who has worn this number. During his brief return, he surpassed the 10, assist plateau March 7, at Sacramento and is one of only four players John Stockton, Mark Jackson, Jason Kidd to accomplish this feat. The Lakers acquired the pick as compensation from New Orleans when the Jazz signed free agent guard Gail Goodrich prior the campaign won coin flip with Chicago.
His 42 points represents the highest scoring output for a rookie in NBA Finals history. For his scintillating performance, Magic became the first — and only — rookie to win MVP honors in the Finals. He established a club record with 24 assists November 17, vs.
Denver, one of 31 occasions in which he registered plus assists during his career. Boston in Earvin enjoyed his finest all-around campaign in , averaging a career-high The decisive victory came on the Garden parquet floor and marked the first time the Lakers defeated the Celtics in a Finals after eight previous failures strecthing back to when the Lakers played in Minneapolis. He pumped in 38 points against Houston and then a career-high 46 points in the next game against the Sacramento Kings.
His Johnson had wanted it badly. That bugs me a little. Johnson quickly mastered his own version of the shot, which he used to make the game-winning basket in the Game 4 victory at the Garden, In , the Lakers edged the Detroit Pistons in a bitter seven-game series to become the first team since the Celtics to repeat as champs. The following two seasons Johnson averaged more than 20 points and led the Lakers to two more division titles. The next year Los Angeles suffered its earliest departure from the playoffs in nine years, losing to the Phoenix Suns in the Conference Semifinals.
Johnson in the campaign helped the Lakers to a record. The Lakers lost to the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan in five games, but it was the ninth time Johnson had reached the Finals in his 12 seasons. Before the campaign Johnson stunned the world with the announcement that he had tested positive for the HIV virus and was retiring from the NBA. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. Johnson went on to play for the U.
Olympic Dream Team, write a book about safe sex, run several businesses he had started as a player, work for NBC as a television commentator and explore the possibility of purchasing an NBA franchise. With 16 games left to play in the season, he replaced Randy Pfund as the head coach of the Lakers. The team was fighting for a playoff berth when Johnson assumed the reins, and Los Angeles immediately won five straight.
But after the club lost five of its next six outings, Johnson announced that he would not return as coach the following season. On Feb. I want to own, to be a businessman. In Johnson got involved in another business venture, opening a chain of movie theaters in minority neighborhoods in the Los Angeles area, an enterprise he later took to other cities.
He also continued to entertain fans around the world when he took his barnstorming basketball team made up of former college and NBA players to Asia and Australia. By then he had bulked up to pounds and did as much of his playing at power forward as he did at guard.
After the Lakers were ousted by Houston in the first round of the playoffs, Johnson retired once again. In his 13 NBA seasons Johnson compiled 17, points He also holds the top marks for most All-Star Game assists and three-point baskets Walter and other local investors.
The team won the championship in , lost in the WNBA Finals in and have been in the playoffs every season since Johnson took on his role with the Sparks. While he no longer fills that role for the Lakers, Johnson has many thriving business interests along with ownership stakes in the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles FC. You agree that your personal information will be used to send you messages about NBA related products and services, and share your personal information with NBA partners and affiliates so that they can also contact you about products and services that might be of interest to you.
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