The Lakers have been moved to California, have set still-unbroken records, and have played host to some of the most famous and infamous players in the NBA. From an unimpressive career in Minneapolis in the 1950s to NBA championships in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, from Magic Johnson to Kobe Bryant, and from Bob Short to Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers have always been a mix of good, bad, and ugly.

Their stories are collected here in a volume that Lakers fans everywhere will be sure to enjoy.

The first definitive oral history of the ever popular L.A. Lakers

The L.A. Lakers have long been one of the NBA's most exciting teams. In The Show, critically acclaimed sportswriter Roland Lazenby brings the story of this charismatic team to life in an unprecedented oral history, featuring such legendary players as Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Kareem Abdul- Jabbar, and Magic Johnson, along with current stars like Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.

Through in-depth interviews with players, coaches, and many other key figures, Lazenby follows the Lakers from their birthplace in 1946 Minneapolis to their eventual successes and failures in Los Angeles, using his flair for storytelling and eye for detail to show you exactly why the 14-time NBA champion Lakers are a celebrated favorite for sports fans all over America.

-World Championships
-Conference Championships
-Player of the Year Awards
-Team Records
-Player Records
-Hall of Fame
-Player Awards
-Key Player Stats
-Coaching Records
-Key Coaches Stats
-Key Rivalries
-And Much More

Each of the book's 210 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS set up in game format allows players to give informed answers even for the book's more ambitious questions. In addition, most answers include in-depth supportive background offering the book's players even greater knowledge about correct responses.

Here are two sample questions:

-How many times has a Lakers player been named NBA Player of the Week?
-Who was the last Lakers player to win a medal in the Olympic Games?

The book also includes the publisher's unique COOL FACTS placed at the end of each of the first four sections. Cool Facts allow the book's researcher more freedom to highlight and expand on particularly interesting or thought-provoking facts about the team and its history.

Two SCORE SHEETS located at the end of the book permit players to record their answers as they play, to calculate their scores for each of the book's five sections as well as their final overall score, and to determine winners for multi-player situations. Free downloadable score sheets are also available from the publisher's Web site.

All of this makes Lakerology Trivia Challenge - Los Angeles Lakers Basketball a great gift for yourself or for friends and family.

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER
Kick The Ball, Ltd was founded by Paul F. Wilson & Tom P. Rippey III in 2006. Though our company had humble beginnings, a commitment to continual improvement and to maximizing the value of each of our trivia game books has been a part of our vision from the start. The current editions of all of our books represent incremental steps in their evolution. Avid sports fans ourselves, we strive to publish trivia books that we too would want to play at home, at tailgate parties, as we travel, or anywhere else the urge may strike us. We sincerely hope you, your friends, and family enjoy playing our trivia game books as much as we do ourselves.

ABOUT TOM P. RIPPEY III AND PAUL F. WILSON
Thompson P. Rippey III is a life-long sports fanatic and entrepreneurial minded Columbus, OH native and current Lewis Center, OH resident. When not spending time with his family and friends Tom can be found absorbing all the day s sports news. Active in the community, Tom has also coached several of his son's little league sports teams.

Paul F. Wilson is from Florence, CO and now resides in Aurora, CO. Paul's earliest memories of sports date back to watching football on Sundays with his dad and the many sports he participated in growing up. Paul particularly enjoys creatively bringing an idea to life and then sharing it with someone who truly appreciates it.