Not only are the Los Angeles Lakers one of the most successful franchises in all of sports, but they also have a reputation for being one of the classiest. With that being said, some of the most talented, accomplished players in team history have found themselves in the news for non-basketball-related scandals. In the seven or eight years we were together, we were never together. So how this guy can think he knows anything about me or my business is funny. And one last thing -- I'm not the one buying love.
He's the one buying love. Needless to say, this little exchange of words did little to mend Kobe and Shaq's already rocky relationship.
During a road trip, James Worthy was arrested at a Houston hotel for solicitation of prostitution. The escort service Worthy called had been shut down. Therefore, undercover police offers were answering calls being made to the establishment, posing as prostitutes. Worthy would help the Lakers win in overtime, scoring 24 points.
Tomjanovich, who would eventually coach the Rockets to back-to-back championships in the early s, would suffer numerous broken bones in his face and jaw, in addition to life-threatening head injuries. Before the season came to an end, the Lakers had traded Washington to the Boston Celtics. In November of , Magic Johnson announced to the world he was HIV-positive and would be retiring from the game of basketball. In addition, Magic made a small comeback with the Los Angeles Lakers during the season.
In 32 games, Magic averaged 14 points and nearly seven assists per game. In , Kobe Bryant was arrested in Eagle, Colorado after being accused of sexual assault by a year-old hotel employee. Bryant admitted he had sex with the girl but said it was completely consensual.
