{"id":901463,"date":"2026-09-22T16:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/901463\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T16:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:16:10","slug":"lakers-legacy-celebrated-with-official-history-of-the-purple-gold-book-get-a-closer-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/901463\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers’ Legacy Celebrated With ‘Official History of the Purple & Gold’ Book: Get a Closer Look"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> are making history off the court, becoming the first NBA<\/a> team to have ever seen their story turned into a TASCHEN book<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For those somehow unfamiliar, TASCHEN is an independent publishing house founded in 1980; more specifically, it stands as the global leader in large-format art books, with past subjects including Virgil Abloh<\/a> and Kate Moss<\/a>, among numerous others.<\/p>\n

Lakers: An Official History of the Purple & Gold is joining the TASCHEN family, giving fans a chance to adorn their home with a 528-page book featuring rare artwork and never-before-seen photographs.<\/p>\n

Given the breadth of the Lakers\u2019 franchise\u2019s decades-strong story, one can expect this 10-chapter experience to be stacked at every turn. I mean, look at this selection of names behind some of the essays in the Vikki Tobak-edited book: LeBron James<\/a>, Shaquille O\u2019Neal<\/a>, Magic Johnson<\/a>, Jack Nicholson, Paula Abdul, Flea.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Jeanie Buss, Lakers Governor, called this must-have \u201ca love letter\u201d to those who have played a part in the franchise\u2019s ongoing legacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Lakers are a global phenomenon,\u201d Buss said Tuesday (Sept. 22). \u201cNo other team has turned athletes into icons or left a legacy quite like the Lakers. Players, coaches, and fans have made this franchise about so much more than a game \u2013 they\u2019ve created an unforgettable show that has been playing for 79 seasons. This book is a love letter to everyone who has been part of that story.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lakers: An Official History of the Purple & Gold is available to order here<\/a> for $100. At the top of next month, fans can pick up a copy at select retailers worldwide.<\/p>\n

Below, get a closer look at what to expect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Lakers are making history off the court, becoming the first NBA team to have ever…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":901464,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,590,85],"class_list":["post-901463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=901463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/901464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=901463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=901463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=901463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}