JayAre Rookie
Joined: 27 Sep 2009 Posts: 2
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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:57 pm Post subject: My Intro...found a really cool newspaper article from the '69 finals |
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Hey guys. I've been a lurker on this site for the last couple of years, and a huge Lakers fan since I can remember (born in '79).
I was going through a bunch of stuff my mom gave me that was my dad's growing up (making him a wall hanger for father's day), and I came across a picture of his little league team that was in the newspaper. I turn it over, and what do I see...
http://i.imgur.com/oHF8X.jpg
A quick google search tells me it's from game 5 of the '69 finals....
Game 5
Lakers win 117–104, Lakers lead series 3–2
Enraged by the unlucky Game 4 loss, the Lakers overran the Celtics with high-power basketball. Wilt Chamberlain played through a swollen eye, after Celtics guard Em Bryant had poked him. With just three minutes remaining and the Lakers safely ahead, Bryant stole the ball from West. Instead of letting Bryant run, he lunged for the ball, pulled his hamstring and had to be carried out of the game. It was immediately evident that West's swollen leg would not heal until the end of the series.
Pretty freaking cool if you ask me...I wish the edges weren't cut off, I'd probably frame it and hang it in my office. |
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