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"I was a sacrificial lamb" - Legendary broadcaster AI Michaels was livid when the Lakers used him and fired him after four games
one of his biggest setbacks came during his early days when he was fired after merely four games by the LA Lakers and its former owner Jack Kent Cooke. Michaels was super excited to work with the ...
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“Everything was set” - Jerry Tarkanian could’ve been the highest-paid coach in the NBA if it wasn’t for his agent’s death
With owner Jack Kent Cooke hellbent on bringing him on board ... "I was the new coach of the Los Angeles Lakers." Furthermore, Jerry’s wife Lois disclosed that her husband had already begun ...
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1971-72 Lakers
Owner Jack Kent Cooke ... Along the way, the Lakers shattered the NBA mark of 20 consecutive victories set by the Milwaukee Bucks just one season before. Los Angeles won three straight to open ...