NBA History Storytellers on CLNS

CLNS CEO curates unique and original NBA history content each week

Author: Nick Gelso, CLNS Media

CLNS Media has become a home for sports history enthusiasts & retired athletes, especially NBA players. With CLNS new VOD initiative, the content team have taken this opportunity to launch several new VOD channels throughout the OTT universe. Now a hosting platform for former NBA MVPs, FINALs MVPs, DPOY award recipients, scoring champs and league title holders, a new, exclusive home for this content in the VOD sphere was in order. Welcome to the NBA Legends Vintage Vault Pods, vidcasts & unique, rarely seen footage. Here, you will find new content from the likes of: Cedric Maxwell - 2x champ, 1981 Finals MVP Michael Coop Cooper- 5x champ, 1987 DPOY Tony Allen - Defensive Juggernaut & 2008 World Champion Jameer Nelson - Longtime Orlando Magic PG Bob McAdoo - 3x Champ NBA MVP, League Scoring Champ Bob Ryan - Basketball HOF Journalist, Boston Globe Frequent appearances from: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar James Worthy Kendrick Perkins Mike Gorman Doc Rivers Dominique Wilkins Sean David
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Lakers HOT START + LeBron James Future w LA | Showtime w/ Coop
Sunday, 9 November, 2025

On this episode of Showtime w/ Coop, Lakers legend Michael Cooper and CLNS Media’s Nick Gelso recap the Celtics and Lakers’ start to the season. They discuss former Celtic Marcus Smart’s impact in LA, Luka Doncic’s hot start, and whether the Lakers are a contender. They also react to the NBA’s recent gambling scandal. ⏰EPISODE TIMELINE⏰ 00:00 Intro 02:30 Recapping the Celtics’ start to the season 04:42 Recapping the Lakers’ start to the season 06:21 Marcus Smart’s impact in LA 09:58 How will the Lakers reincorporate LeBron James? 12:30 How big was the win vs the Spurs for LA? 13:09 PrizePicks 14:19 Comparing Luka Doncic to Larry Bird 16:20 Will LeBron retire in LA? Will he go into the HOF as a Cavalier or Laker? 20:20 How concerning is the role of gambling in the NBA? 24:32 COOP: The Making of a Showtime Lakers Legend releases 11/11 33:14 Thanks for watching! Join this channel to get access to perks, exclusive content, rate games, moments, footage and LIVE NBA Legends Q&A and AMAs with members! Start on link below! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWJOKseXd--YsDaUsOt06gA/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices