Maxwell Lewis living an NBA dream that shocks one Lakers-loving fan — his dad
LAS VEGAS — Walking around the folks buzzing with excitement on their way inside the Forum in Inglewood, Robert Lewis was amazed. He was just a kid, maybe 11, maybe 12, living a mile away from the Lakers arena in the early 1970s when he met a man who offered him and his brother, Michael, a job slinging programs to fans on their way inside to watch Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain and Gail ...
LAS VEGAS — Walking around the folks buzzing with excitement on their way inside the Forum in Inglewood, Robert Lewis was amazed.
He was just a kid, maybe 11, maybe 12, living a mile away from the Lakers arena in the early 1970s when he met a man who offered him and his brother, Michael, a job slinging programs to fans on their way inside to watch Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain and Gail Goodrich.
"And with two minutes before the game was over, they'd always let us in. And then we'd walk in and get real close," Lewis remembered during an interview in his Las Vegas home. "... It was amazing, seeing all the players."
And then they'd go home with a couple of bucks in their pocket.
Never, Lewis thought, would he
