The Biggest Fails in Los Angeles Lakers History
From trading for Kwame Brown to the break-up of Shaq and Kobe.

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The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most storied franchises in sports. With 16 championships, 20 Hall of Famers, and a value of over one billion dollars there’s not many failures you can associate with the Lake Show. Well, except for the 2012-13 season. Despite last night’s victory over the Nets (capped by an classic dunk by Kobe Bryant), the Lakers are still three games under .500 and not in position to make the playoffs.
When you consider the fact that their starting line-up includes three future Hall of Famers and a former Defensive Player of the Year, this team should be at the very least a top-three seed in the West. Instead, they’re desperately trying to make sure all of these things don’t happen this spring. This isn’t the first time the Lake Show has failed to live up to expectations though. From "Tragic" Johnson's gaffes in the 1984 NBA Finals to trading for Kwame Brown, here are the Biggest Fails in Los Angeles Lakers History.
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20. Pau Gasol Gets Emasculated by Blake Griffin

19. Kareem Gets Gassed Out in Game 5 of the Finals. Literally.

18. Metta is Anything But Peaceful

17. Shaq Gets Dropped by Sir Charles

16. Trading Lamar Odom

15. Shaq Asks Kobe How His A** Tastes

14. The Memorial Day Massacre

13. The Magic Hour

12. Magic Johnson's Coaching Stint

11. Getting Swept Out of the 2011 Playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks

10. The Punch

9. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Having to Beg for a Statue

8. Brian Shaw Gets Snubbed

7. 131-92 Blowout Loss in Game 6 of the 2008 Finals vs. the Celtics

6. Tragic Johnson

5. The 2004 Desperation Dream Team Loses to the Pistons in the Finals

4. Kevin McHale's Clothesline on Kurt Rambis

3. Trading for Kwame Brown

2. Jack Kent Cooke Gets His Celebratory Balloons Popped

1. The Break-Up of the Shaq and Kobe Dynasty
