Official Lakers Espresso Desk Guide Launched by Taschen: Purchase On-line 2026

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At 528 pages and practically 10 kilos, Taschen‘s Official History of the Purple & Gold is a dream come true for Lakers followers and sports activities fanatics alike.

Combining firsthand views, archival imagery and years of exhaustive analysis, the luxurious e book writer’s newest masterpiece, produced in collaboration with the Los Angeles Lakers, meticulously recounts seven a long time of legacy inside the bounds of a espresso desk showstopper.

‘Lakers: An Official History of the Purple & Gold’

Debuted on Sept. 22 and out there to buy on both Taschen’s web site or Amazon, the approved illustrated historical past pulls from franchise vaults, league archives and personal collections to ship uncommon, never-before-published photographs, paintings and artifacts.

The photos and memorabilia are accompanied by unique essays and reflections penned by Magic Johnson, Michael Cooper, Byron Scott, Pat Riley, Shaquille O’Neal, Pau Gasol, LeBron James, Luka Dončić, Jack Nicholson, Dyan Cannon, Lou Adler, Paula Abdul and Flea. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes the foreword, Lakers’ governor Jeanie Buss took the introduction and Phil Jackson closes it out with the afterword.

“Starting with George Mikan and the league’s first dynasty; the hard-fought years against Boston, rich with rivalry lore, when Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, and Wilt Chamberlain carried the fight; and 1979, when a new owner named Dr. Jerry Buss decided a great team wasn’t enough,” reads Taschen’s official e book description. “The Lakers needed to entertain, and to match the glamour of their new home base. What followed was the dazzling Showtime epoch of Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Michael Cooper and others; the unforgettable three-peat of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant; the Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol championships; and the LeBron James era that carried the Lakers into a new century, onward to Luka Dončić and the team’s future.”

Purchase Lakers: An Official History of the Purple & Gold for $100 at Taschen.com.