{"id":12225,"date":"2024-10-14T07:39:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T07:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=12225"},"modified":"2024-10-14T07:39:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T07:39:59","slug":"byron-scott-says-pat-riley-allowed-jack-nicholson-to-be-part-of-lakers-inner-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=12225","title":{"rendered":"Byron Scott says Pat Riley allowed Jack Nicholson to be part of Lakers\u2019 inner circle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lakersdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USATSI_20559036_168403908_lowres-e1728859913372.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Jack Nicholson Lakers\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One night in 1988, after winning the NBA title in seven games over the\u00a0Detroit Pistons, the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0found themselves celebrating at a club in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The party was intimate, featuring just Lakers players, their wives, the coaching staff and trainer Gary Vitti. But someone else was there, too: now-retired actor Jack Nicholson.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAnd Jack,\u201d former Lakers guard Byron Scott\u00a0said. \u201cThat was our team. We were very tight. Very close-knit. Pat Riley wouldn\u2019t let us have a lot of people in our inner circle. But Jack was in our inner circle.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Actress Daryl Hannah, sister-in-law of producer Lou Adler (the club owner), was also there behind the bar with Nicholson.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholson was a staple during the Showtime Lakers era, and he was recently named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a fan.<\/p>\n<p>At 87 years old, Nicholson no longer goes to see the Lakers, but he certainly made a lifetime\u2019s worth of memories during his time being around the organization when he was younger. He was able to experience multiple championships and evidently got to be a special part of the one that came in 1988.<\/p>\n<p>Riley ran a tight ship with the Lakers, so the fact that he let Nicholson be a part of the team\u2019s circle certainly says something. Ultimately, Riley was the head coach of the Lakers for nine seasons, and his tenure resulted in four NBA titles. They also made three other trips to the NBA Finals that didn\u2019t result in rings.<\/p>\n<p>These days, Riley is the president of the\u00a0Miami Heat. He has helped the franchise win three NBA titles and is still chasing a fourth. Miami has had multiple trips to the NBA Finals in recent years that didn\u2019t end in glory.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s fascinating that the Hall of Fame is starting to honor fans, and it stands to reason that more NBA diehards could enter the ranks in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Although Nicholson never played for the Lakers or worked for them, he clearly left his mark on the organization. These days, the Lakers are looking to win an NBA title for the first time since 2020, and Nicholson is probably still keeping an eye on the team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One night in 1988, after winning the NBA title in seven games over the\u00a0Detroit Pistons, the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0found themselves celebrating at a club in Los Angeles. 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