By FRANK ISOLA NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Jeremy Lin has already done one thing Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan didn’t. OK, it’s actually two things if you include getting accepted into Harvard.
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February 14, 2012
Crossover Chronicles is a relatively new blog, so we decided it was a good idea to introduce you to the crew. We've been doing that in a new feature called "Writer-Palooza." Over the past few days, we've featured one writer, introducing him to you via an original piece, his favorite basketball video, and a wildcard post on any topic that he wants.
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February 13, 2012
Many basketball fans old enough to remember November 7, 1991 can recall where they were and what they were doing when they found out Earvin “Magic” Johnson had the HIV virus. Johnson stood in front of a microphone at a press conference at the Forum in Los Angeles and made the announcement to [...]
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February 11, 2012
November 7th 1991 is a date Lakers fans will always remember. It was the day Magic Johnson announced to the world that he had contracted HIV and would be retiring from the game of basketball. 20 years later ESPN films, NBA Entertainment and director Nelson George have created a documentary reflecting back to that moment [...]
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February 12, 2012
During the 1980's, many thought that NBA legends Larry Bird and Magic Johnson were always putting on a show on the basketball court. Soon in New York City, there will be a Broadway show based on their lives called, "Magic/Bird":The story of the NBA Hall of Famer's rivalry and friendship with Larry Bird is coming to Broadway in "Magic/Bird," set to open...
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February 13, 2012
ESPN has released the official trailer for ESPN Films’ “The Announcement,” airing March 11 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. This is going to be an emotional one folks, I was still fairly young when this happened so I wasn’t able to grasp how important this was to Sports in general. I will be paying attention this time.
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February 11, 2012
Celtics legend Larry Bird says play with Kobe Bryant and not LeBron Jamesif you want to win and NBA championship.Clearly, LeBron James missed the entire point of what Bird was hinting at. Bird was saying that Kobe Bryant is a cold-blooded killer on the court that wants to rip your throat out while James is more playful in nature and not nearly as competitive in the game’s most...
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February 11, 2012
For all of Magic’s extraordinary accomplishments, his greatest legacy may be championing a cure for HIV-AIDS.
The year was 1991 and the Los Angeles Lakers‘ MAGIC JOHNSON, basketball’s five-crown prince, had just come off an NBA Finals loss to MICHAEL JORDAN’s Chicago Bulls, MJ’s first title win. Although many could sense the changing of the guard in...
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February 12, 2012
Welcome back to the "Greatest Ever" series as i continue with the rankings of the best cornermen in NBA History. The term "cornerman" refers to a player that's capable to play both forward positions.Also, these players can be called strech forwards as well. There are usually two types of cornermen. The first ones are small forwards who either have the height...
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February 13, 2012
I know one of these guys plays both ways T..
Tim Tebow is kind of like a rock star. Here’s the Broncos QB at LL Cool J’s pre-grammy party hanging with actor Rob Lowe and Magic Johnson. Tebow also cozied up with LL, Mark Burnett, Zachary Levi, and Arsenio Hall. Maybe we’ll all get lucky and one day Tebow will record a country album. -TO
Tim Tebow in the Tabloids...
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February 11, 2012
LeBron James has more dailydrama than a soap opera these days.LeBron James seems to think that Larry Bird said he’d rather have Kobe Bryant as a team than himself because Kobe has five NBA titles and he has none."It's simple, (Kobe) has five rings and I have none so it's easy to say that," James said. "If I had five rings and Kobe had none, it'd probably...
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February 12, 2012
The occasion of Paul Pierce passing Larry Bird for second place on the Celtics’ all-time scoring list prompts further examination into the remarkable career of the gentleman who is first, John Havlicek.
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February 12, 2012
NBA history is littered with the famous buckets. Derek Fisher's shot with 0.4 seconds left to beat San Antonio in 2004 ... Michael Jordan over Bryon Russell in 1998 ... Magic Johnson over Kevin McHale and Robert Parish in 1987... Robert Horry over, well, a lot of teams.
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