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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-31 · 150 entries checked · 122 flagged · 272 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 272 still open
The Forum — The 1972 NBA Finals were not clinched at The Forum; the Lakers won Game 5 in New York.
Purple and Gold Identity — The claim that Jerry West's silhouette on the NBA logo was based on a photograph of him wearing the Purple and Gold uniform is incorrect. The NBA logo silhouette is based on a photograph of Jerry West, but he is wearing a white uniform (not purple and gold), a
Championship Banners Tradition — The entry states that Kobe Bryant's 81-point game is the third most in NBA history, but it is actually the second most.
Laker Girls — The Laker Girls are not the original NBA cheerleading squad; earlier squads like the Portland Trail Blazers' BlazerDancers (founded 1977) predate them.
Laker Girls — The claim that the Laker Girls 'typically perform about 30 routines over the course of the season' is inaccurate; they perform at every home game (41 regular-season games plus playoffs), often multiple routines per game, making the number far higher than 30.
Staples Center — The entry states the attendance record was set on January 25, 2009, but the actual date of the Margarito-Mosley fight was January 24, 2009.
Magic Johnson Era Culture — The STATS section lists the era span as '1980–1996', but the era is widely considered to have ended after the 1990–91 season when Magic Johnson first retired, not 1996.
Magic Johnson Era Culture — The DID YOU KNOW section states that the term 'Showtime' was borrowed by Jerry Buss from a nightclub called The Horn in Santa Monica, but the term is commonly attributed to Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn, not a nightclub.
Kobe Bryant Legacy — The claim that Bill Macdonald was filling in for Joel Meyers because Meyers was calling the NFC Championship Game for CBS Radio is incorrect; Joel Meyers was not calling that game.
Kobe Bryant Legacy — The claim that Bryant's 61st consecutive free-throw make occurred in that game is inaccurate; he had made 62 consecutive free throws entering the game and made his first free throw to extend the streak to 63.
Minneapolis Auditorium — The entry states the Lakers played at the Auditorium from 1947 until they moved to the Minneapolis Armory in 1959, but the Lakers actually moved to the Armory in 1960 (the 1959-60 season was their last at the Auditorium, and they played at the Armory starting
Minneapolis Auditorium — The final event listed as a concert by Marie Osmond on February 26, 1988, is incorrect; the final event was actually a concert by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra on May 28, 1988.
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