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On the late Jerry Buss helping the Lakers and the NBA transform into a larger form of entertainment: David Stern:“We overuse the word showtime, but the reality is that people came to expect that if you were gonna watch a Laker game, you were gonna see the Laker girls, you were gonna see Jack Nicholson and a parade of music, Hollywood and fashionistas, and that there’d be a really entertaining game and game entertainment at the same time.” Sports Radio Interviews

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Jack Nicholson has had enough. Nicholson, who has been sitting courtside at Lakers games since before you were old enough to watch The Shining, waved goodbye to someone and left with more than seven minutes to go in the 4th quarter last night. The Lakers lost to the Thunder by 15 and dropped to a dismal 15-21 on the season. Kevin Durant finished with 42 points, eight rebounds and five assists. The Big Lead

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Joey Crawford: In my third year, I’m still a kid. I’m only 28 years old. But when we were in L.A., we always put our warm-up jacket on the table right by where Jack Nicholson sat. I was a big Jack Nicholson fan — “Easy Rider,” you know, all that. I loved his stuff. I would see him there and I would catch his eye, but I never said anything. But in my third year in the league, I put my jacket there and I see him and I catch his eye and I say, “How you doing, Jack?” and he actually says, “How you doing, Joe?” and I was exploding. I went and called my wife. I’m not kidding, I ran to a pay phone. And when she picked up, I screamed, “Jack Nicholson knows me!” New York Times

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Gilbert Arenas: This just get a spokens men or women to speak for u guys.."I can be that guy"why can't u sit next to jack Nicholson for 200 bucks" Twitter

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Earl Barron: I like to see that. Real fan. Lakers down 15 with 5 mins to go and "Jack" stands up and claps to encourage his team still. #loyalty Twitter

Los Angeles Lakers, Jack Nicholson 

Jimmy Smith: Odd look for Jack Nicholson: wearing #Hornets creole blue shirt under his jacket. Twitter

Los Angeles Lakers, Jack Nicholson 

Roland Lazenby: Jack Nicholson has his own little closet at Staples where he retreats to burn a bowl at halftime. Must come with the personal seat license Twitter

Los Angeles Lakers, Jack Nicholson 

It's an iconic image, taken near the very apex of the Los Angeles Lakers' Showtime dynasty. 25 years ago, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Brian Lanker gathered Magic Johnson, Kurt Rambis, Michael Cooper, and Byron Scott to stand for a shoot featuring the team's most famous fan, Jack Nicholson. The resultant image eventually made its way to Sports Illustrated, the perfect documentation of the cool-yet-cheeky Laker team of that era. With Scott now coaching in Cleveland, and the 25th anniversary of that photograph nearing, Waiting For Next Year's Scott Sargent approached Scott at a Cavaliers shootaround with the image, wanting to get his take on the famous photograph. Scott's Cavaliers are mired in a miserable 12-50 season, and Sargent thought that the mention of the photo would be a welcome respite in an otherwise dreary season for Scott. From WFNY: "All of us were kind of connected to Jack," said Scott of the celebrity sixth man. Yahoo! Sports

Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson, Kurt Rambis, Jack Nicholson 

"I remember doing the shoot. It [only] took about 15 or 20 minutes, but we had a good time doing it." While the years past may all blend together for Scott, who did recall the exact year of the photoshoot, the one other aspect the former shooting guard recalls was the fact that Nicholson was not as light as the four players thought he would be. As a result, the everso-photogenic Lake Show would have to get creative. With Michael Cooper and Magic Johnson holding up both ends, Kurt Rambis was forced to use his left leg as well as his arm round the outside of Nicholson's body while Scott was forced to put his sculpted shoulders to work. Yahoo! Sports

Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson, Kurt Rambis, Jack Nicholson 

Bryant concluded the ring ceremony by giving owner Jerry Buss a ring, his 16th championship piece of jewelry, saying that “none of this could have been possible without the best owner in all of sports.” Jack Nicholson liked that and roared with approval as Buss strolled onto the court. After each player had received their diamond studded rings, it was time to unveil the championship banner. The microphone was handed to Ron Artest who called it their 2010-2001 banner. At least he got the 1-2-3 countdown right. Orange County Register

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