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Cedric Maxwell Trolls Magic Johnson, Lakers After Celtics Win 18th NBA Finals

Published: 06/19/2024
The Boston Celtics are ridin' high after winning their league-leading 18th NBA championship, and former star Celtics hooper turned team broadcaster Cedric Maxwell is ensuring the world knows where the best franchise resides -- and it isn't L.A.! Maxwell, a 2x NBA champ with the Celtics who was…
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TMZ TV Hot Takes: Ben and J Lo's Financial Woes, Goldie Hawn, James Worthy

Published: 06/14/2024
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have issues with finances, Goldie Hawn has issues with crime in Los Angeles, and James Worthy remembers Jerry West ... all this on today's hot takes. First on "TMZ Live" Harvey and Charles dive into the financial issues surrounding Ben and Jen as they hurtle towards…
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James Worthy Mourns Jerry West's Death, 'I'll Miss The Guy'

Published: 06/13/2024
Lakers legend James Worthy says he's heartbroken over Jerry West's death ... telling TMZ Sports he's going to miss his good friend dearly. Worthy -- who West actually selected with the first pick of the 1982 NBA Draft when he was LA's general manager -- spoke with us just hours after Jerry's…
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Norm Nixon Says Winning Time Got Magic Johnson Beef Wrong

Published: 08/21/2023
The war between Magic Johnson and Norm Nixon on HBO's "Winning Time" was blown way out of proportion ... so says one-half of the former Lakers duo, who tells TMZ Sports that's not how it went down in real life. Season two of the hit show has been largely centered around the terrible relationship…
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James Worthy Disappointed 'Winning Time' Producers Never Reached Out

Published: 07/18/2023
James Worthy hasn't tuned into "Winning Time" but not because he's against a series on the Showtime Lakers ... on the contrary, the hoops legend says he wanted to be involved, but showrunners never reached out. "I haven't watched it because I wasn't involved in it," Worthy recently told TMZ…
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James Worthy Says LeBron James Could Get Statues In L.A., Cleveland

Published: 07/17/2023
LeBron James might be immortalized outside two arenas by the time his career is over ... so says Lakers legend James Worthy, who tells TMZ Sports he could definitely see the NBA superstar getting statues in Cleveland AND Los Angeles. The three-time NBA champ spoke with us about the King's Purple…
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Not Mad LeBron Broke Record, LAL Legend James Worthy Says

Published: 02/08/2023
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was NOT pissed off LeBron James broke his all-time scoring record, despite what many basketball fans have said, according to Cap's close friend, teammate, and fellow Lakers great James Worthy, who tells TMZ Sports his buddy handled the situation with grace. Of course,…
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Carmelo Anthony Is What LeBron James Needs, Says James Worthy

Published: 12/20/2018
James Worthy says L.A. should sign Carmelo Anthony ... 'cause the Lakers legend tells TMZ Sports Melo is exactly what LeBron James NEEDS!!! Rumors have been swirling this week that the move could go down ... 'cause John Salley hinted to us something was in the works -- and then LBJ was spotted…
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James Worthy Says It's 'Ludicrous' for Kevin Durant to Take His Showtime Lakers Spot

Published: 09/04/2017
How does James Worthy feel about Kevin Durant saying he'd take his spot on the Showtime Lakers? In a word: "LUDICROUS." We got Big Game James at LAX ... and asked him what he thought of KD's recent comments on "The Bill Simmons Podcast" -- where Durant said he'd take Worthy's starting spot next to…
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James Worthy Compares Lonzo Ball to Magic Johnson

Published: 08/13/2017
James Worthy on Lonzo Ball -- "He enhances everybody on the court. We haven't had someone with that type of talent really since Magic." "Big Game James" just dished out some serious praise to Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball -- telling TMZ Sports he's REALLY excited about the kid ... and gave him one of…
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James Worthy Fires Back at Kevin Durant After KD Trashed Him (VIDEO)

Published: 04/22/2017
James Worthy ain't backing down from Kevin Durant -- saying the NBA star was not only WRONG when he trashed him on a recent podcast, but claims KD's underhanded allegations could seriously damage his career. Worthy is upset about a story Durant told on "The Bill Simmons Podcast" -- in which KD…
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James Worthy On Lakers -- 'It Was Quite the Debacle This Year'

Published: 04/16/2014
James Worthy calls it like he sees it -- which is why he didn't pull punches when describing the Lakers disaster of a season -- "It was quite the debacle this year." But there could be more bad news for the Lake Show, 'cause when Big Game James was leaving LAX last night he explained why he thinks…
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James Worthy Mourns Jerry West's Death, 'Ill Miss The Guy'

Lakers legend James Worthy says he's heartbroken over Jerry West's death ... telling TMZ Sports he's going to miss his good friend dearly.
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James Worthy Disappointed 'Winning Time' Producers Never Reached Reached Out

James Worthy hasn't tuned into "Winning Time" but not because he's against a series on the Showtime Lakers ... on the contrary, the hoops legend says he wanted to be involved, but showrunners never reached out.
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James Worthy Says LeBron James Could Get Statues In L.A., Cleveland

LeBron James might be immortalized outside two arenas by the time his career is over ... so says Lakers legend James Worthy, who tells TMZ Sports he could definitely see the NBA superstar getting statues in Cleveland AND Los Angeles.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Not Mad LeBron Broke Record, LAL Legend James Worthy Says

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was NOT pissed off LeBron James broke his all-time scoring record, despite what many basketball fans have said, according to Cap's close friend, teammate, and fellow Lakers great James Worthy, who tells TMZ Sports his buddy handled the situation with grace.
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Carmelo Anthony Is What LeBron James Needs, Says James Worthy

James Worthy says L.A. should sign Carmelo Anthony ... 'cause the Lakers legend tells TMZ Sports Melo is exactly what LeBron James NEEDS!!!
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James Worthy Says It's 'Ludicrous' for Kevin Durant to Take His Showtime Lakers Spot

How does James Worthy feel about Kevin Durant saying he'd take his spot on the Showtime Lakers?
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James Worthy Fires Back at Kevin Durant After KD Trashed Him

James Worthy ain't backing down from Kevin Durant -- saying the NBA star was not only WRONG when he trashed him on a recent podcast, but claims KD's underhanded allegations could seriously damage his career.
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James Worthy On Lakers -- 'It Was Quite the Debacle This Year'

James Worthy calls it like he sees it -- which is why he didn't pull punches when describing the Lakers disaster of a season -- "It was quite the debacle this year."
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