Considering how innovative Dr. Jerry Buss was when it came to the presentation of a basketball game — and even the invention of the nickname Showtime — it’s a bit surprising that one of the things the Lakers don’t have, and have never officially had, is a mascot. But even for someone credited with the creation of the Laker Girls and also someone who brought house bands into arenas to liven up the atmosphere, a mascot was never part of the equation for Buss.
Obviously, one of the first questions would be: How do you make a mascot for a Laker when no one knows what a Laker is?