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NBA 75 Snubs, 2004 Lakers Flashbacks, Million Dollar Picks and Year of the Kebabs With J.A. Adande, Peter Schrager and David Chang.

The Bill Simmons Podcast

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Evolution of Lakers Coverage

This chapter explores the shift in local TV sports journalism from a multi-reporter format to today's streamlined teams, using the Los Angeles Lakers' coaching dynamics in the early 1980s as a backdrop. It contrasts player-media relations then and now, highlighting the tensions between star players and management, while reminiscing about greater media access to players like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

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