Forgotten Lakers

Former Los Angeles Laker and current New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach Mike Penberthy came on to discuss his journey towards making the Lakers roster in 2000-2001, what it was like playing at perhaps the height of the Kobe/Shaq drama, and more.

Check out Mike Penberthy Highlights here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRjByZTPLB8

Josh Powell, a member of both the 2009 and 2010 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers, took a break from his season in South Korea to discuss his NBA career, including his stints with the Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, and the Lakers.

Special thanks to both Josh and his management team for finding a time for us to talk despite the time difference and his busy schedule.

P.S. I kept the part about where he talks to someone from his team about getting the flu shot in, just because it was kinda funny

Check out this dunk from Josh in his Lakers days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsOCyhZMorc

Former Laker Joe Crispin came on to discuss his college career at Penn State, his time in the NBA with the Lakers and the Suns, and his lengthy tenure overseas. He included some great stories about Shaq, playing against Michael Jordan, and his experiences playing in Europe.

Here are some highlights of Joe's time with the Phoenix Suns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9kyBYFDcu0

Forgotten Lakers and guest Tracy Murray discuss a number of topics from his basketball career, including: his college recruitment, winning the title with the Rockets in 1995, playing with the expansion Toronto Raptors, his 50-point game as a member of the Wizards, and the 2002-2003 season he spent with the Lakers.

Sorry about the audio quality on this one! There's some sporadic "ringing" in parts of the recording.

The first episode of "Forgotten Lakers" features Fred Roberts, a 13-year NBA veteran who played with the Spurs, Jazz, Celtics, Bucks, Cavs, Lakers, and Mavericks in addition to playing overseas. Fred and I discussed a number of topics, including: His memories of George Gervin in San Antonio, playing in the 1987 NBA Finals with the Celtics vs. the Lakers, how he ended up with the Lakers in the 1995-1996 season, Magic Johnson's comeback that year, and his current career as a teacher.

Check out some of Fred's laker highlights here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcvEyy_--eQ