This is some GREAT news!!! I never truly understood people born (or raised their whole life) in LA that weren’t fans of the teams, but I do know that the big trend in LA is to always be “different,” so, there’s that…
Anyway, those of us with pride will rejoice at this news
(via Los Angeles Times Blog)
A statue of Lakers hall of fame announcer Chick Hearn will beunveiled before Game 2 of the first-round NBA playoff series between Los Angeles and the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to Staples Center spokesman Michael Roth.
The statue will depict Hearn seated at a broadcast table wearing headphones and sitting in front of a microphone. There will also be an empty seat to allow fans to be photographed serving as Hearn’s analyst. Hearn was the voice of the Lakers for 42 years, right up until he died in 2002.
Hearn’s statue will be on the Staples Center Walk of Fame. There are already statues of Laker Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Kings star Wayne Gretzky…[Read More]
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