Madmen's Ball: The Continuing Saga of Kobe, Phil, and the Los Angeles Lakers
In this revised and expanded edition, Los Angeles Times writer Mark Heisler investigates the 45-year history of the Los Angeles Lakers and unveils a pattern of pampered and/or misguided players, megalomaniacal executives, and owners whose obsessive drives for championships and attention combined to create an atmosphere of conflict for decades Throughout the entire 2003–04 season, fans and the media called the L.A. Lakers the biggest reality show in the country. But the laundry list of...
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Jerry West - gone. Shaquille O'Neal - gone. Phil Jackson - gone, then back again. Karl Malone and Gary Payton came and went. Kobe Bryant went on trial for one of the most publicized sexual crimes since Clintongate. Kobe leads the Lakers to the 2008 Finals only to fall to the Celtics. It was all just another part of the Lakers' wacky history. Los Angeles Times writer Mark Heisler was there at the epicenter of this modern day, real-life soap opera and reveals the stories behind the headlines that contribute to one of the most significant franchises in pro sports
