When Magic Johnson played for the Los Angeles Lakers they were the biggest names in the basketball business. It was ‘Showtime’ and his Lakers were always a contender for the title (beating the Philadelphia 76ers twice in the Finals) until he retired in the early 1990s.
After he was gone, other stars like Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal wangled their way to L.A. and the Lakers won more NBA titles. Everyone wanted to play for the Purple and Gold it seemed, and celebrities flocked to their games.
But it has been a while since those fun times.