Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s (Audiobook)

from AUCBrad

In the interest of full disclosure I need to admit that I lived in Los Angeles during the Laker's "Showtime" run of the 1980's. I loved it and have never really watched basketball since. So I was not coming to Jeff Pearlman's "Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of t...

from Jenxy21

I must admit-I'm not a basketball fan, BUT it was an interesting read. Pearlman does a good job to chronicle the 80's Lakers and their rise to stardom. For basketball fans this would be a great read-I am sure it's a book that my high school students-boys-will read with enthusiasm.

from dougbq

If you followed NBA basketball, you knew the Los Angeles Lakers. Magic, Kareem, Pat Riley. They were NBA basketball. Jeff Pearlman takes us inside the team of the 80s. Sadly, none of the players or management fares well in this book. They were all jerks. Great players, but pretty much amoral. The...

from susan11

as a lifelong celtics fan i was unsure how i would like this book.i did read sweetness by ron pearlman and enjoyed it this book tells the story of a new brand of basketball which probably made the nba the int,l sport it is today .it gives great insight on the individual players and what made them...

from zzshupinga

ARC provided by LibraryThing early reviews During the 1980's the sports world was dominated by one team: The Los Angeles Lakers. Led by number one pick Earvin "Magic" Johnson, featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and led by slicked-back hair, Armani suit strutting Pat Reily, the team played in nine NBA...