Legends: Pat Riley
As one of the greatest coaches in team history, Pat Riley is truly a Laker Legend. Not only did he win four titles as head coach, he also won as a player in 1972. Jim Hill chats with the all-time NBA great in this full interview.
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As one of the greatest coaches in team history, Pat Riley is truly a Laker Legend. Not only did he win four titles as head coach, he also won as a player in 1972. Jim Hill chats with the all-time NBA great in this full interview.
Luka Doncic scored 30 points, leading the Mavericks to a 115-110 victory over the Lakers on Thursday night as Anthony Davis was rusty after missing 30 games with right calf and heel issues.
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For 32 years and eight championships, Gary Vitti had a front row seat to multiple Lakers dynasties as the team's head athletic trainer. Jim Hill chats with Gary for a long conversation about his status in Lakers history, how he dealt with Magic Johnson's HIV announcement and having to break it to Kobe Bryant that he had torn his Achilles tendon.
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A subdued Jerry West spoke with CBS Los Angeles' Jim Hill about his longstanding friendship with former Lakers teammate Elgin Baylor, whose death was announced Monday.
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Councilmembers Katy Yaroslavsky and Traci Park are pooling discretionary funds together to fix the streetlights in West Los Angeles.
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The CBS LA news team wants to hear from residents about the issues affecting their communities.
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Video shows immigration agents beating Narciso Barranco, the father of three U.S. Marines, after he was restrained on the ground.
An Orange County family was sailing near San Clemente when a sick lion named Chump hopped aboard their boat.
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The Irvine Police Department said a man armed with a machete would not let his family leave their home.
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Border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota is concluding, with a drawdown of federal immigration officers set to occur over the course of next week.
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The Federal Aviation Administration changed course and said flights would resume after halting all air traffic into and out of El Paso.
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Kyler and Claire Kennedy were brought together by love and basketball, but just not in that order. The Kennedys share their unique love story with Jill Painter Lopez.
A fire broke out at a Pacoima facility.
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Desmond Shaw flies to the Old Santa Fe Freight Depot in downtown Los Angeles for tonight's Look At This!
Dani Ruberti tracks the weekend weather and rain heading for Southern California.
Widely considered the greatest architect of his time, Frank Gehry helped shape Los Angeles' skyline.
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The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
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