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Riley (left) and Magic Johnson in 1989 Although Riley would offer no further guarantees, his Lakers embarked upon a quest to obtain a third consecutive championship in 1989 . Having successfully claimed a repeat championship the year before, the term used for this new goal was a three-peat championship, and Riley, through his corporate entity ...
Magic Johnson, from left, Jerry West and Pat Riley during a November 1981 game. (Los Angeles Times) Brennan: But him becoming the head coach was not preordained.
Johnson with Lakers' head coach Pat Riley (left) Before the 1987–88 NBA season, Lakers coach Pat Riley publicly promised that they would defend the NBA title, even though no team had won consecutive titles since the Celtics did so in the 1969 NBA Finals. [93]
Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were all selected to play in the 1988 NBA All-Star Game held in Chicago. Pat Riley was chosen to coach the Western Conference All-Stars. Pat Riley was chosen to coach the Western Conference All-Stars.
Riley will be the eighth figure that the Lakers have paid tribute to, joining Jerry West, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Chick Hearn and Elgin Baylor on the plaza.
This is not the start to the season that the Miami Heat hoped for.
English: Magic Johnson posing with Los Angeles Laker's coach Pat Riley and Laker's General Manager Jerry West at the 16th annual Whitney M. Young Jr. award presentation ceremony. The event was held at the Century Plaza by the Los Angeles Urban League honoring Magic Johnson for his accomplishments on and off the court.
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