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Beloved Los Angeles Lakers Announcer Dead at 76

The Los Angeles Lakers sadly announced that public-address announcer Lawrence Tanter has passed away. He was 76 years old. Tanter became the public-address announcer for the Lakers during the “Showtime” days in the 1980s.

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