Lakers promote Lawrence Tanter to special advisor for game presentation
Key takeaways
- The smooth and soothing voice that generations of Lakers fans grew so accustomed to when Lawrence Tanter was the longtime public address announcer has put down his microphone.
- Tanter, known as the “Voice of the Lakers,” has retired from his game-day role, the team announced Tuesday, and he will become a special advisor for Lakers game presentation.
- Those with knowledge of the situation who are not authorized to speak publicly on the matter said he had a stroke.
Lawrence Tanter has been the Lakers’ public address announcer for more than four decades. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) By Broderick Turner Staff Writer Follow June 16, 2026 2:58 PM PT 2 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
The smooth and soothing voice that generations of Lakers fans grew so accustomed to when Lawrence Tanter was the longtime public address announcer has put down his microphone.
Tanter, known as the “Voice of the Lakers,” has retired from his game-day role, the team announced Tuesday, and he will become a special advisor for Lakers game presentation.