{"product_id":"la-lakers-xl","title":"Lakers. An Official History Of The Purple \u0026 Gold","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eL.A. Legends in Purple \u0026amp; Gold\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Definitive Illustrated History of the Los Angeles Lakers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eWelcome to the \u003cb\u003egreatest show on hardwood. Produced in collaboration with the Lakers, this authorized illustrated history\u003c\/b\u003e is the definitive portrait of the most glamorous franchise in sports: seventeen championships, seven decades, and a dynasty that turned a team into a cultural institution. This is basketball as spectacle and style, grit, fierce competition, fashion, and how a team learned to define and entertain Los Angeles—a city that expected nothing less. More than a record of banners, this massive book is the portrait of an \u003cb\u003eindomitable and enduring dynasty\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn illustrated history years in the making, built from exhaustive research through franchise vaults, league archives, and private collections. Rare and never-before-published photographs, vintage ephemera, and original artwork fill its pages, much of it revealed here for the first time. Stunningly illustrated with hundreds of images by photographers like \u003cb\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/neil-leifer\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/neil-leifer\/\"\u003eNeil Leifer\u003c\/a\u003e, Andrew D. Bernstein, \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Walter Iooss Jr\u003c\/b\u003e., and featuring rarely seen memorabilia and artifacts from the renowned \u003cb\u003eDavid Kohler\u003c\/b\u003e Lakers Shrine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLakers\u003c\/i\u003e is told by the people who built it — a foreword by iconic champion \u003cb\u003eKareem Abdul-Jabbar\u003c\/b\u003e; an introduction by Lakers' governor \u003cb\u003eJeanie Buss\u003c\/b\u003e; and an afterword by one of the greatest head coaches in the league's history, \u003cb\u003ePhil Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e. Detailing all the guts and glory are exclusive essays and reflections from legends \u003cb\u003eMagic Johnson, Michael Cooper, Byron Scott, Pat Riley, Shaquille O'Neal, Pau Gasol, LeBron James\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eLuka Dončić\u003c\/b\u003e, alongside the courtside icons who made Lakers basketball a cultural phenomenon: \u003cb\u003eJack Nicholson, Dyan Cannon, Lou Adler, Paula Abdul, \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Flea\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside, the book traces the full arc of the Purple \u0026amp; Gold, from their scrappy origins in Minneapolis to icon status. From superstars to the fans in the stands, the Lakers story belongs to everyone who ever bled Purple \u0026amp; Gold. Starting with \u003cb\u003eGeorge Mikan \u003c\/b\u003eand the league’s first dynasty; the hard-fought years against Boston, rich with rivalry lore, when \u003cb\u003eElgin Baylor, Jerry West, \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Wilt Chamberlain\u003c\/b\u003e carried the fight; and 1979, when a new owner named \u003cb\u003eDr. Jerry Buss\u003c\/b\u003e decided a great team wasn’t enough. The Lakers needed to entertain, and to match the glamour of their new home base. What followed was the dazzling Showtime epoch of \u003cb\u003eMagic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Michael Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand others\u003c\/b\u003e; the unforgettable three-peat of \u003cb\u003eShaquille O’Neal\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eKobe Bryant\u003c\/b\u003e; the \u003cb\u003eKobe Bryant\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePau Gasol\u003c\/b\u003e championships; and the \u003cb\u003eLeBron James\u003c\/b\u003e era that carried the Lakers into a new century, onward to \u003cb\u003eLuka Dončić \u003c\/b\u003eand the team’s future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis hefty tome is a game changer for basketball books, paying homage to the heroes of the hardwood and their fans. \u003cb\u003eA landmark work for every Lakers fan, collector, and lover of sports\u003c\/b\u003e. This is the definitive visual chronicle of a franchise that \u003cb\u003eturned basketball into spectacle, and spectacle into history\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVikki Tobak\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author, journalist, and curator whose work spans music, sports, style, and culture. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eIce Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eContact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Streets Win\u003c\/em\u003e. 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