| L.A. pro |
| Shaq, e.g. |
| Shaq, once |
| L.A. cager |
| Magic, once |
| L. A. cager |
| Sonic rival |
| Shaq was one |
| Nixon is one |
| L.A. athlete |
| Magic or Kobe |
| Magic was one |
| Western NBAer |
| L. A. athlete |
| Kobe, for one |
| L.A. hoopster |
| West Coast pro |
| Celtic's rival |
| LA team member |
| Magic, notably |
| Cager from L.A. |
| Magic, famously |
| Pat Riley, once |
| Los Angeles pro |
| California NBAer |
| Nonmaritime ship |
| Nixon or Johnson |
| West Coast NBAer |
| California cager |
| Chamberlain, once |
| L.A. center, e.g. |
| L.A. round-baller |
| Magic, e.g., once |
| Los Angeles cager |
| California player |
| Kobe Bryant, e.g. |
| Los Angeles player |
| Jerry West was one |
| Kobe or Shaq, once |
| Abdul-Jabbar, e.g. |
| Magic, at one time |
| Magic Johnson, once |
| Magic or Wilt, once |
| Abdul-Jabbar is one |
| California hoopster |
| Los Angeles athlete |
| Abdul-Jabbar was one |
| Kobe Bryant, notably |
| Los Angeles N.B.A.er |
| Kobe Bryant, for one |
| Magic Johnson is one |
| Los Angeles hoopster |
| Abdul-Jabbar, 1975-89 |
| Magic Johnson was one |
| Staples Center player |
| Magic Johnson, for one |
| Shaquille O'Neal, once |
| Staples Center athlete |
| Sir Freddie of Skytrain |
| Recent teammate of Magic |
| Wilt Chamberlain was one |
| N.B.A. teammate since 1947 |
| Great Western Forum player |
| Cager at the Staples Center |
| Southern California hoopster |
| Los Angeles basketball player |
| Southern California basket maker |
| Aviation entrepreneur Sir Freddie ___ |
| 1940s-'50s NBA star George Mikan, for one |
| Vessel plying between Duluth and Port Arthur. |
| Player politely but anxiously waiting for Kobe Bryant to admit it's time to retire |