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Lakers trainer Gary Vitti recalls Shaq’s disgusting prank, when the NBA legend threw dirty toilet paper at him.

Former LA Lakers trainer Gary Vitti, who spent over three decades with the franchise, shared a hilarious story involving ...

Former Los Angeles Lakers trainer speaks on the reason behind the uptick in injuries while listing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as an ...

Gary Vitti admits he didn't think the Lakers made the right move when trading Vlade Divac for Kobe Bryant: "I didn't see it, ...

Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant helped the Lakers to three straight NBA titles, but their feud ended up tearing a dynasty ...

Former Los Angeles Lakers trainer Gary Vitti recently confirmed one of the strangest and most disgusting stories involving Shaquille O’Neal.

During his playing career, Shaquille O'Neal was known as a dominant force in the NBA. To his teammates, he was much more than ...

Gary Vitti knows the rookies have been sent by the veterans to buy them, a battle he can’t win, so he puts up an adjacent sign that says “cardiac risk,” an almost daily reminder that ...

The 2012-13 NBA campaign seemed like the longest season of Gary Vitti’s 30 as the team’s head athletic trainer … at least until 2013-14.

Gary Vitti eased his way into a hat store in Cleveland on a recent Lakers trip in search of a lid for his bald head, when the door quickly opened and a man burst in. “Hey, you’re Gary Vitti ...