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Clippers' Lawler calls his last 'Bingo!' game

LOS ANGELES - Oh me, oh my.

Another voice from the pantheon of great Los Angeles sports broadcasters is putting down his microphone, and it will be a loss for us all when Ralph Lawler walks away.

Once we had Vin Scully and Jaime Jarrin describing Dodgers championships, Chick Hearn telling us that the jello was jiggling for another Lakers victory, Bob Miller educating fans about hockey, and Lawler rising above the levels of many terrible Clippers teams to deliver ringing, animated play-by-play. Jarrin remains but Scully is in his

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