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Between 1980 and 1991, the lakers played in an unmatched nine nba championship series, capturing five of them. He has written three books about baseball, three about football and one on basketball. Buy jeff pearlman ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Jeff pearlman jeff pearlman is the new york times bestselling author of eight books, including football for a buck,the bad guys won. Mar 05, 2014 on march 4th, jeff pearlman s showtime.
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The show is based on jeff pearlman s nonfiction book showtime. Former tennessean sports writer jeff pearlman adds kobe bryant prologue to new lakers book. Jeff pearlmans showtime is a dishy, insider take on the runand gun lakers of the 80s, starring magic and kareem. Jeff pearlman born 1972 is an american sports writer.
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