Answer: LAKER
LAKER is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 67 times.
    - Great Western Forum player
 
    - N.B.A. teammate since 1947
 
    - Magic, at one time
 
    - Abdul-Jabbar, 1975-89
 
    - Staples Center player
 
    - Wilt Chamberlain was one
 
    - Los Angeles hoopster
 
    - Sonic rival
 
    - Cager at the Staples Center
 
    - Los Angeles player
 
    - Los Angeles cager
 
    - Magic Johnson was one
 
    - Aviation entrepreneur Sir Freddie ___
 
    - Los Angeles N.B.A.er
 
    - Shaq, for one
 
    - Los Angeles athlete
 
    - Southern California basket maker
 
    - Shaquille O'Neal, once
 
    - L.A. hoopster
 
    - 1940s-'50s NBA star George Mikan, for one
 
    - Kobe Bryant, e.g.
 
    - Magic Johnson, once
 
    - Magic, once
 
    - Kobe Bryant, for one
 
    - Western NBAer
 
    - Cager from L.A.
 
    - West Coast NBAer
 
    - West Coast pro
 
    - Magic, notably
 
    - Southern California hoopster
 
    - California cager
 
    - California hoopster
 
    - NBA hoopster
 
    - Kobe, for one
 
    - Magic Johnson, before retiring
 
    - L.A. cager
 
    - Hoopster
 
    - Los Angeles NBAer
 
    - California NBAer
 
    - Kobe or Pau
 
    - Magic was one
 
    - Magic, e.g., once
 
    - Kobe Bryant, notably
 
    - LA center, e.g.
 
    - Los Angeles pro
 
    - California player
 
    - Shaq was one
 
    - LA pro
 
    - L.A. athlete
 
    - Staples Center athlete
 
    - L.A. pro
 
    - Magic Johnson, for one
 
    - Nonmaritime ship
 
    - Pat Riley, once
 
    - Jerry West was one
 
    - Sir Freddie of Skytrain
 
    - 28-Across, for eight seasons
 
    - James, since 2018
 
    - LeBron James, for one
 
    - NBA player with a purple-and-gold jersey
 
    - Los Angeles N.B.A. player
 
    - LeBron James became one in 2018
 
    - Basketball player in purple and yellow
 
    - LeBron James, notably
 
    - Athlete who shares his home venue with the Sparks
 
    - Former Minneapolis NBA player
 
    - Luka Doncic, for one