Since the early days of the NBA, the media has consistently attempted to compare teams across different eras. For instance, when the Los Angeles Lakers emerged as the most successful and dominant team ...

LOS ANGELES(AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have unveiled a statue of Pat Riley outside their downtown arena to honor the head coach who masterminded their Showtime championship era. Riley was in ...

This is the story of the most successful era in Lakers history and a team so entertaining they were nicknamed 'Showtime'.

Although Riley did not have a military background, he ran the Showtime Lakers as a drill sergeant would, putting a premium on ...