Legends: Every Sunday On Sports CentralEach week, Jim Hill brings you a different Lakers 'Legend' and talk about their time with the team, what they're up to these days, and some of their most iconic moments.
Legends Features
Legends: Phil HandyLakers Assistant Coach Phil Handy not only has a handful of championship rings with the likes of LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard, but a highly-successful training app for players of all ages
Legends: A. C. GreenHe's the NBA's "Ironman". A. C. Green holds the all-time record with nearly 1,200 straight games played. The streak began during the 1986-1987 season as Green helped lead the Lakers to the first of back to back titles. Green left the team but returned for one more championship run, this time alongside Kobe and Shaq. Recently Jim Hill caught up with him for this week's edition of "Legends"
Legends: Norm Nixon2-Time World Champion Norm Nixon chats with Jim Hill about his title-winning seasons with the Lakers and the start of the Showtime Era
Legends: Lawrence TanterNo one has had a better seat to more Lakers history than longtime PA Announcer Lawrence Tanter. Not only was he there for Showtime, Kobe/Shaq & LeBron/AD, but even for Marvin Gaye's historic national anthem
Legends: John SalleyThis week on Legends Jim Hill sits down with 4-time NBA champion John Salley who played for the Lakers in the 1999-2000 season, helping the team win the 2000 NBA title. The conversation is a trip down memory lane which also turns very philosophical.
Legends: Mike BrownMike Brown coached the Lakers to the playoffs in his one full season on the bench in LA. Now he is coaching the Nigerian Basketball team at the Summer Games and Jim Hill visited with him just before he left for Tokyo
Legends: "Big Game" James WorthyThere are few Lakers more popular that "Big Game" James. He's a basketball hall of famer and continues to be front and center as the team's lead pre/postgame analyst. Jaime Maggio chats with her ol' friend about his hatred of the Celtics, what his mom taught Chick Hearn and even reminisce about the old LTV days on KCAL9
Legends: Sasha VujacicFormer Laker Sasha Vujacic visits with Chris Hayre to talk Kobe, Phil, those 2010 free throws and his new passion, Aleksander Wine!
Legends: Josh PowellChris Hayre catches up with former Laker Josh Powell who was part of two title-winning teams with the Purple & Gold in 2009 & 2010.
Legends: Jim CleamonsFormer Laker Jim Cleamons was drafted by the Lakers and won a title his rookie season. He also won 5 more as an assistant coach in LA. Jim Hill talks with one of Phil Jackson's main guys about his timeboth on the court & behind the bench for the purple & gold