The Los Angeles Lakers announced that longtime public address announcer Lawrence Tanter is retiring after an incredible 43 seasons behind the microphone.
He had missed the team's last 6 home games of the regular season, including the playoffs after suffering a stroke back in March, per ESPN.
Tanter's voice became a staple of Lakers home games, helping define generations of basketball memories at the Forum, Staples Center/Crypto Arena.
While he's stepping away from his announcing duties, he'll remain with the organization as a special advisor for game presentation.
LT is forever the GOAT of PA announcers 🐐
Aaron Tucker had been out of prison for seven days. He had less than $2 in his pocket and one shot at turning his life around, a job interview that morning. Then he saw a car flip over and catch fire from his bus window.
He asked the bus driver if he was going to help. "No, but if you get out I'm going to leave," the driver replied. Tucker got out anyway.
He sprinted toward the upside-down, smoke-filled car and found the 61-year-old driver covered in blood.
He unbuckled the man's seatbelt and dragged him clear as the car started to catch fire.
He pulled off his own dress shirt and used it to stop the man's head wound from bleeding, telling him: "You're going to be all right. Your family wants to see you. Keep your eyes open."
The bus left. Tucker missed his interview.
When the story got out, strangers set up a GoFundMe that raised over $50,000 in three days. He also received multiple job offers in construction.
"I feel like a job can come and go, but a life is a one-time thing," Tucker said. "The job just wasn't in my mind at that time."
Trying to wrap my brain around the liberal Democrat DA’s thought process in giving this plea deal. Letting these violent yn’s off easy isn’t going to rehab them into being better people. They know recidivism is high. Wake up man they want crime high. Shit is ridiculous.
@lisa_ortiz50904@Adriu84@LongTimeHistory “but not for adults who don't care who they hurt and don't protect the innocent.”
You’re literally describing the shooter cop in this instance you disingenuous bitch.
Drake took a shot at Anthony Edwards in Nike’s new ad for Kevin Durant’s Nike KD 19 😳😬
“‘Hey Ant-Man, can you drop your purple shoes,’ said four kids in Minnesota. Like no one wants to see those.”
FTP: LAPD killed her dog. He was wearing his Knicks jersey.
His name was Jameson. A golden doodle. One of the sweetest, most gentle breeds alive.
A neighbor called a noise complaint. That's it.
20+ officers showed up. Then a helicopter. For a noise complaint in an apartment complex.
And they shot Jameson dead. In front of his owner. In front of her child.
No warning. No de-escalation. Nothing.
The media is barely covering this. No headlines. No outrage.
Like it never happened.
If this was your dog... your child watching... how would you feel?
Jameson deserved better. That little boy deserved better. His mama deserved better.
Bullshit unconstitutional arrest. What he was charged with should be an infraction at most. It’s just the government restricting his rights & dragging him under the thumb of the system over petty bullshit. Buncha ghad damn anti-2A commies in Texas LoL.
@Tom42894685@STEFisDOPE Jasmine Crockett would’ve never won her District on your platform & she lost to Talarico in part because she wasn’t left enough on Israel. Another issue you’d have is that black center/left Dems are relentlessly attacked by white & non-black leftists. They can’t stand ‘em LoL.
@Tom42894685@STEFisDOPE If she runs on your platform, yes. Black Center/Left politicians are an endangered species. A few have even switched parties(Dallas’ Mayor for ex.). Don’t forget Kamala polled behind Bernie(6th ovr) in ‘20 in part because she was too hard on certain crimes as DA & AG in CA.
@Tom42894685@STEFisDOPE She wouldn’t get the black vote because leftists will say a 90’s Democrat is actually a MAGA Republican. Not saying a candidate can’t win without the black vote but a Democrat surely can’t. That’s besides the fact that you’d be a literal unicorn choosing to reincarnate as her.
@Tom42894685@STEFisDOPE Are we talking an FBA woman who speaks Spanish or an actual Afro-Latina? The most politically powerful white woman of all time couldn’t win the presidency but a Spanish speaking black woman will? Without even trying? How they got the white man this demoralized is astounding. 😂😂
What’s the rough estimate on how many people would have to be killed through invasion, war, colonization, and ethnic cleansing in order to make this happen? What, maybe 250 million at least?
In case you're confused Why Africans are supporting Brazil against Morroco tonight, aside from the fact that they dedicated their success in the last world cup to the "Arab world" after Africans supported them.
Here's their most recent BS