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Once the NBA's most famous friendship, Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson are feuding. Livid about criticisms by Magic in an upcoming book, Isiah is now firing back, writes Ian Thomsen.
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in his post playing career, everything he touched turned to dust. toronto raptors drafted mcgrady but lost him. bought the cba and it immediately disintegrated under his watch. took a finals pacers team and turned them into a .500 ball club. and the knicks. well there is just too much to write there.
every step of the way he's refused to admit culpability for his weak basketball insight in a front office capacity. magic has nothing to gain from putting isiah on blast, and much to lose.
you really think that magic is a pariah because of his HIV status? you probably think that you can get AIDS from shaking hands.
idiot.