- LAKER
- Airline owner Freddie
- L.A. player
- Sir Freddie
- Hoopster from L.A.
- Los Angeles team member
- Shaquille O'Neal, for one
- Magic or Kobe
- Player politely but anxiously waiting for Kobe Bryant to admit it's time to retire
- Karl Malone, e.g., in his last season
- Kobe or Caron
- Magic, famously
- Anthony Davis, e.g.
- Kareem, for one
- Magic, formerly
- Kobe or Shaq
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, formerly
- Magic Johnson, once
- Shaq, for one
- Los Angeles athlete
- Staples Center player
- Southern California basket maker
- Shaquille O'Neal, once
- Magic, once
- Kobe Bryant, notably
- L.A. cager
- L.A. pro
- Los Angeles hoopster
- Kobe Bryant, for one
- 1940s-'50s NBA star George Mikan, for one
- Kobe Bryant, e.g.
- California cager
- Southern California hoopster
- California hoopster
- L.A. athlete
- 28-Across, for eight seasons
- James, since 2018
- NBA hoopster
- L.A. hoopster
- Shaq, e.g.
- Cager from L.A.
- West Coast NBAer
- Western NBAer
- California NBAer
- Pro athlete first from Minneapolis
- SoCal hoopster
- King rival
- Minneapolis athlete, once
- Basketballer.
- Erie ship.
- Type of 42 Down.
- Ship of a kind.
- Abdul-Jabbar is one
- Nixon is one
- Magic Johnson is one
- Nixon or Johnson
- Jerry West was one
- Abdul-Jabbar, e.g.
- L.A. round-baller
- Abdul-Jabbar was one
- Magic Johnson was one
- Recent teammate of Magic
- Sir Freddie of Skytrain
- Nonmaritime ship
- Pat Riley, once
- Great Western Forum player
- N.B.A. teammate since 1947
- Abdul-Jabbar, 1975-89
- Magic, at one time
- Wilt Chamberlain was one
- Sonic rival
- Cager at the Staples Center
- Los Angeles cager
- Los Angeles player
- Los Angeles N.B.A. player
- Aviation entrepreneur Sir Freddie ___
- Los Angeles N.B.A.er
- Magic, e.g., once
- Staples Center athlete
- Magic Johnson, for one
- LeBron James became one in 2018
- Magic was one
- NBA player with a purple-and-gold jersey
- LeBron James, for one
- Chamberlain, once
- L.A. center, e.g.
- Karl Malone in 2004
- West Coast pro
- Los Angeles pro
- Shaq was one
- Los Angeles baller
- Celtic's rival
- Shaq <P>e.g.
- LA team member
- Magic, notably
- Bryant, for one
- Kobe, for one
- LeBron James, since 2018
- Magic, for a time
- Staples Center hoopster
- 2020 NBA champion
