Like much of the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers’ lineup was ravaged by Covid in December. Over the course of the month, more than half of the team’s players cycled through the NBA health and safety protocols. At one point, five members of the team’s now 17-man roster were out at once. Coach Frank Vogel, who was also out, said he got “pretty sick” with the virus. But the outbreak extended far beyond that.
Over the past few weeks, dozens of staff at the Lakers/UCLA Health Training Facility in El Segundo and the venue formerly known as Staples Center have tested positive, according to the Los Angeles County Public Health Department’s Covid dashboard.
The tally began at 29 cases in mid-December. It rose to 31 infections on December 28. Two days later, there were 38 recorded infections tied to the team and its facilities’ staff. By this past Friday, the...
Over the past few weeks, dozens of staff at the Lakers/UCLA Health Training Facility in El Segundo and the venue formerly known as Staples Center have tested positive, according to the Los Angeles County Public Health Department’s Covid dashboard.
The tally began at 29 cases in mid-December. It rose to 31 infections on December 28. Two days later, there were 38 recorded infections tied to the team and its facilities’ staff. By this past Friday, the...
- 1/8/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
[[tmz:video id="0_d1cfz4zm"]] Jane Fonda says the passing of George Michael is very sad -- but she couldn't have been more blunt on the topic of death, "Nothing lasts forever." Fonda joined a bunch of huge stars who paid tribute to the music legend at the Lakers game Sunday night ... stars like Flea, Melissa McCarthy and ex-nba star (and Klay Thompson's dad) Mychal Thompson. R.I.P. Read more...
- 12/26/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_fxgs4loa"]] Klay Thompson's 60 point explosion didn't go unnoticed by his NBA pops ... who says he was awestruck watching his son burn the Indiana Pacers Monday night and filled with fatherly pride. TMZ Sports spoke with Mychal Thompson -- Klay's dad and a former #1 pick in the NBA Draft -- to get his take on KT's historic shooting ... where he scored 60 points in just 29 minutes of play. "I was in awe and amazement, like any fan...
- 12/7/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_qpzn3fzn"]] Klay Thompson's dad Mychal Thompson is calling out Scottie Pippen ... saying his son's team would definitely beat the '96 Bulls in a never-gonna-happen fantasy basketball series. Thompson -- a former NBA #1 overall pick -- was out in L.A. when we asked him about Pip saying his record setting Bulls team would Sweep the Warriors if the two were able to magically meet up. The comments caught fire on social media with some accusing Pippen...
- 4/4/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
People continue to show their support for Lamar Odom while he remains hospitalized in Las Vegas. Kris Jenner has been spotted looking somber outside of the medical center, but another member of the Kardashian-Jenner family is showing concern: Kendall Jenner. The supermodel turned to Twitter Wendesday morning to express what everyone is thinking and feeling. "Please don't go," she tweeted. Many NBA stars and other celebrities have turned to social media to wish Lamar the best and pray for his recovery, but it's the Los Angeles Lakers, Lamar's former team, who are really focusing on their teammate right now. Mychal Thompson, former Laker, father of NBA star Klay Thompson and current Lakers...
- 10/14/2015
- E! Online
Ray Williams, a former basketball star known for his time on the New York Knicks, died on Friday (March 22) at the age of 58.
Williams came to fame in the 1970s and 1980s as a guard playing for New York, New Jersey, Kansas City, Boston, Atlanta and San Antonio. His career average was 15.5 points and 5.8 assists over his 10 seasons of professional basketball.
Born on October 14, 1954, Ray Williams played college basketball at the University of Minnesota. During his two seasons at the school, he averaged 18.9 points per game and played with such basketball greats as Kevin McHale, Mychal Thompson and Flip Saunders. The Knicks drafted Williams 10th overall in 1977.
When he left the NBA, Williams faced a difficult financial future. He filed for bankruptcy in 1994 and was homeless by 2010, living out of his car in Florida. An article on the former star published in the Boston Globe brought help from former teammates,...
Williams came to fame in the 1970s and 1980s as a guard playing for New York, New Jersey, Kansas City, Boston, Atlanta and San Antonio. His career average was 15.5 points and 5.8 assists over his 10 seasons of professional basketball.
Born on October 14, 1954, Ray Williams played college basketball at the University of Minnesota. During his two seasons at the school, he averaged 18.9 points per game and played with such basketball greats as Kevin McHale, Mychal Thompson and Flip Saunders. The Knicks drafted Williams 10th overall in 1977.
When he left the NBA, Williams faced a difficult financial future. He filed for bankruptcy in 1994 and was homeless by 2010, living out of his car in Florida. An article on the former star published in the Boston Globe brought help from former teammates,...
- 3/23/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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