
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
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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