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Jul 18, 2024 · Bill Bertka would replace him on an interim basis before Johnson surprisingly got named the team's head coach. The five-time NBA champion claims he agreed to take the job at the urging of team owner Jerry Buss.
Jul 3, 2024 · With a coaching career spanning five decades, Bill Bertka's wealth of basketball knowledge and experience has left an indelible mark on the Lakers organization. As an assistant coach under some of the greatest head coaches in league history, including Bill Sharman and Pat Riley, Bertka's contributions to the team's success have been invaluable.
Jul 13, 2024 · LAS VEGAS — Hank Egan, a longtime NBA assistant coach, widely recognized for his fundamental teaching of the game is the recipient of the 2024 Tex Winter Assistant Coach Lifetime Impact Award, the...
2 days ago · Jackson attracted the attention of several baseball scouts. Their notes found their way to future NBA coach Bill Fitch, who had previously coached baseball, and had been doing some scouting for the Milwaukee Braves.
2 days ago · The season is memorable; 21-year-old Bryant being named to the All-NBA Defensive First Team while emerging as one of the NBA's young superstars, the Lakers signing Harper and Shaw to give the team a veteran presence, and hiring Phil Jackson to give the team a championship experience.
3 days ago · 1979–80 Utah Jazz season. The 1979–80 season was the Jazz sixth season in the NBA and its first in Utah. The Jazz averaged 102.4 points per game (ranked 22 in NBA) while allowing an average of 108.4 points per game (ranked 10th in NBA). [1] The attendance was 320,649 (ranked 21st in NBA). The attendance figure was worse than the last season ...
Jul 13, 2024 · LAS VEGAS, July 13, 2024 —Hank Egan, a longtime NBA Assistant Coach, widely recognized for his fundamental teaching of the game is the recipient of the 2024 Tex Winter Assistant Coach Lifetime Impact Award, the National Basketball Coaches Association (NBCA) announced today.
