As the Lakers prepare for their season opener against the Clippers, an increasingly frustrated Kareem begins to doubt his place on the team – allowing Coach McKinney to stoke his growing rivalry with Earvin. Jeanie courts star talent for newly minted cheer squad, the Laker Girls, including a promising young dancer, Paula Abdul.
Keywords: 1980s , based-on-novel-or-book , basketball , basketball-team , breaking-the-fourth-wall , los-angeles-lakers , national-basketball-association-nba , tv-shows-online