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The "New" Lakers, 1958

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May 25, 2021
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[This article, written by Sid Harman, appeared in the 1958 issue of Sports Review's Basketball yearbook.]

Last February 22nd, the National Basketball Association president Maurice Podoloff flew into Minneapolis with a $25,000 certified check and a mission. 

The check was written by Milton Fischmann, a St. Louis businessman, and Marty Marion, former Chicag…

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