Heisler: With LeBron James, not Jeanie Buss, pulling the strings, Lakers are Lakers again

So, after eight years in decline and two months of sending in the clowns, the Lakers are once more the Lakers, the NBA’s glamour franchises, the stars’ destination of choice.
It hadn’t seemed like that for years and never less than since Magic Johnson fled April 9, goring GM Rob Pelinka on the way out for back-stabbing him.MORE COVERAGE:Lakers agree to acquire Anthony Davis in blockbuster trade
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