[BluesDuke]

God what that was a moment! And what was even nicer was Robert Horry (one of the genuine nice guys in the NBA) repaying the compliment at the Lakers' victory parade. Almost to a man the Lakers called Hearn their MVP but Horry was probably the most effusive next to Shaquille O'Neal in his praise of the man, as I recall.

[socal_parrot]

I'm sure you know, but some may not, that Chick was the Lakers' VP of Player Relations for some time. In 1982, the Lakers left it up to him to choose between James Worthy, Terry Cummings and Dominique Wilkins for the first pick in the NBA Draft. Chick chose Worthy. I think you'd be hard pressed to find an announcer that had the effect on a sport the way Chick did. Slam dunk, air ball, leaping leana, finger roll, sky hook are just a few everyday basketball terms that Chick coined.