Jordan Farmar and Trevor Ariza at Lakers Championship Rally

by Telemachus on Jun 17, 2009 11:43 PM PDT Comment 13 comments

Nearly a quarter of a million of fans (representing about half of the 534,400 unemployed in LA county - yeah, we could use some good news), including 80,000 in the mausoleum, showed up Wednesday to celebrate the Lakers' NBA Championship. We're proud of our two Bruins who played significant roles during the season and the playoffs. Let's hope free-agent Ariza gets locked up in a nice long contract.

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Don't know if anyone saw this....

Josh Shipp was one of Farmar’s guests on the bus ride and at the rally. UCLA family baby!!!!

Bruin-4-Life!!!

by dwdbruin on Jun 17, 2009 11:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

NICE!!!

by impaulv on Jun 18, 2009 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I did not see it

But I heard about it from a friend. That is nice. And will no doubt become a regular clip on recruiting videos.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. John Wooden

by MexiBruin on Jun 18, 2009 3:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not surprised

Those two are attached at the (surgically repaired) hip!

Watch the “Living with Luke” or whatever the Luke Walton videos were that he did. Jordan popped up quite a bit on those segments, and Josh always popped up. I actually really liked the yoga one.

by freesia39 on Jun 18, 2009 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Awesome

Thanks for sharing these highlights Tele. I was dying to see this.

by Nestor on Jun 18, 2009 4:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Great stuff

Luke Walton’s comments were great, too. He pointed out that his championship was better than his father’s because Luke won for a better franchise than the one Bill won his with (that rotten gangrene-colored team in the Northeast).

by Barnes2JJ on Jun 18, 2009 10:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The big redhead won two

He won his first with portland in his prime, where he actually outplayed Kareem in the western confrence finals.

"when you've seen how big the world is, how can you make due with this?"

by silverlakebruin on Jun 20, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good catch

I totally forgot about the Blazers. David Halberstam’s “The Breaks of the Game” is one of my all-time favorite sports books, too (about the Blazers).

by Barnes2JJ on Jun 23, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was at....

the Coliseum and we started to chant UCLA when Farmar was announced. It was a crazy day!

by King J77 on Jun 18, 2009 11:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

One of my sorority sisters commented on her Facebook

“I’ve never seen the Collesium look so good,” though another friend asked if UCLA wins there also counted.

by bruinbabe2000 on Jun 20, 2009 6:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Both LA Universities well represented in the organization.

Let’s also not forget that Kareem is an assistant coach for the team. And Mitch Kupchak, who really pulled off some great trades the past couple of seasons, has an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Business.

Of course, it would be fair if we didn’t mention the Trojan presence in the organization. Tex Winter can have a drink on me any time. It’s amazing that those guys on the other side have accomplished so little in college basketball when one of their own came up with such an amazing system. It’s funny how the Triangle helped a couple of Bruins in Jordan and Trevor win NBA rings.

And that Wyoming grad, Jerry Buss, is one of the greatest owners in sports, despite his Ph.D from USC. Buss is smart. He knows that if you want to accomplish anything great in this world, you need Bruins. And using your daughter as bait to keep the greatest coach of all time around is a brilliant move. DUI on! Sorry. I meant Fight On, you orange haired son of a gun you. Do me a favor and sell the team to Henry Samueli.

by Bruin Roar on Jun 18, 2009 3:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs