| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SHAQ | Great Laker, familiarly |
| SHAQ | Great Laker |
| ONEAL | Great Laker |
| ELGIN | Former Laker great Baylor |
| KOBE | Recently retired Laker great, to fans |
| TRANE | Saxophonist great, familiarly |
| DIMAG | Yankee great, familiarly |
| ESPO | 1970s Bruins great, familiarly |
| DRJ | Early Nets great, familiarly |
| LITES | "Great taste" beers, familiarly |
| MAZ | Pittsburgh Pirate great, familiarly |
| ABE | The Great Emancipator, familiarly |
| ESPO | Hockey great Phil, familiarly |
| MICK | Yankee great, familiarly, with "The" |
| RAFE | Olympic track great Johnson, familiarly |
