Unlike the Los Angeles Clippers, where nary a face of the franchise was readily visible, the Lakers are lousy with notable stars. But the Clippers are just L.A. The Lakers are Hollywood. In an arena where the most recognizable face belongs to Jack Nicholson, finding a player who epitomizes the rich history and legendary status of the Lakers may be splitting hairs.
Let’s start with who cannot be the face of the Los Angeles Lakers:
LeBron James- there are no rules to “Determining the Face,” but if there were, the first two rules would be that you can’t be the face of more than one team.