Favorite Lakers Players #2 - James Worthy
@teamfreak16 (43685)
Denver, Colorado
December 20, 2016 1:20pm CST
@JohnRoberts has been speculating about #2 in my Favorite Lakers Players series, and he was right: small forward James Worthy.
Nicknamed "Big Game James," James Worthy played 12 seasons in the NBA, all of them with the Los Angeles Lakers. During his career, Worthy was a three time NBA Champion (NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in 1988,) a seven time All Star, and was named to the NBA All Rookie Team. He is on the NBA 50th Anniversary All Time Team, and is in both the Basketball and College Basketball Halls of Fame. His #42 is retired by the Lakers.
Worthy finished his career with 33,643 points, 4,708 rebounds, and 1,041 steals.
In many ways, James Worthy is my favorite player. He was fast, he was able to score with either hand, and he always came through in big games. Hell, when New Balance put out the Worthy high top model shoe, I bought a pair within the first week. If that's not love for a player, I don't know what is.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Dec 16
Gosh, I can't imagine who your #1 will be! Just think that starting lineup of Magic, Worthy, Kareem, Green and Scott with Rambis, McAdoo and Thompson on the bench would slaughter any LeBron team and the Warriors.
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@teamfreak16 (43685)
• Denver, Colorado
20 Dec 16
They sure would. Oh, those were the days!
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Dec 16
@teamfreak16 And when were the Showtime Lakers? The glorious 80s of course! Last decade the Dodgers won World Series also.
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@teamfreak16 (43685)
• Denver, Colorado
20 Dec 16
@JohnRoberts - You had the Raiders in the 80's, you had Gretzky, what a decade for L.A.sports!
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@allen0187 (59826)
• Philippines
29 Jul 17
He was the favorite player of my uncle and I did like how he played. Lakers Showtime team was a sight on the court!
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@teamfreak16 (43685)
• Denver, Colorado
29 Jul 17
I got to see Showtime against the Denver Nuggets. That was a fun game. It was the only time I got to see Magic and Kareem. I saw Worthy a few times.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Nov 17
My favorite NBA player is not Jordan or Kobe. . . Bugsy Bogs was my favorite - - He was like a mouse running thru between the long legs of Shaq! 
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Dec 16
That is love alright, but how were the shoes?
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@teamfreak16 (43685)
• Denver, Colorado
21 Dec 16
Oh, I loved them. Wore them all the time. New Balance makes good shoes.
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
20 Dec 16
Worthy was a worthy player. Yes, I thought of that myself. lol
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