Magic Johnson

With Magic Johnson Now Running The Lakers, His Love Of Okafor Resurfaces

... in the first place, and the person responsible for that — Chip Kelly — is long gone. It makes perfect sense. So much sense, Jackson can use what is considered common knowledge around the NFL for leverage in contract negotiations with 31 other teams. Jackson is a smart, calculating guy, especially when it comes to business. He doesn't even have to say he wants to play for the Eagles for people to presume the interest is there, and more to the point, he hasn't. When a bunch of Philly reporters pressed Jackson about his impending free agency in October, he said there were no hard feelings with the Eagles. When confronted again in December, the three-time Pro Bowler responded that you never know what can happen. On Tuesday, Jackson flat out admitted he's thought about a potential return — while describing talk of it as "a lot of speculation.". There are reports the Eagles will pursue ...

Can Magic Johnson Save The Lakers

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Magic Johnson Brought Hiv Out Of Darkness In Nba All-star Game 25 Years Ago

... figuratively, spiritually. We watched Earvin “Magic” Johnson rise from the dead — or at least from the perceived near-dead — on that NBA All-Star Weekend 25 years ago to put a face on a controversial, misunderstood and destructive disease. And not just any face, but that grinning, winning, endearing, enduring Magic face. “By the time the All-Star Game rolled around, everybody just figured Magic would be dead from AIDS ,” recalls Orlando Magic co-founder Pat Williams. “Or he would hobble out onto the floor for a cameo appearance and that would be the end of it.”. Instead, Orlando’s first All-Star Game on Feb. 9, 1992, became one of the most historic, euphoric days in sports history. It remains the most important sporting event this city has ever hosted. Orlando became the place where NBA All-Stars did more to educate us on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus — better known as HIV — than all of the ...

Magic Johnson Is The Man In Charge Of The Los Angeles Lakers

... of worries. While putting Johnson in charge would be a splashy move, it will also be a splashy gamble. Magic Johnson is not Jerry West. While West was totally devoted, Johnson is easily distracted. West would sit for two hours watching Lakers practices. Can one imagine the irrepressible Johnson sitting still for two minutes. Remember when he was part of the Guggenheim group that purchased the Dodgers and claimed he would come to work there every day? A couple of years later, he doesn’t even have a Dodger Stadium office. Everybody loves Magic Johnson, but one minute he wants to buy an NFL team and the next he’s buying and selling a minor-league baseball team, and now that he wants to focus on the Lakers, how long will that last? In just the last couple of days, he has been seen throwing pies in the faces of ESPN personalities and playing beer pong with Jimmy Fallon while the Lakers were suffering a tough loss to the Sacramento Kings and getting their shorts handed to them against the Phoenix Suns. “If I took it on, I would give ...

Magic Johnson And Larry Bird Are Battling Each Other Again. Just Like Old Times

... Mc Millan to head coach and re-tooled the roster trading for Jeff Teague and signing Al Jefferson and Thaddeus Young to free agent contracts. That hasn’t worked, and with George set to hit free agency in 2018, winning a championship matters most, in Indiana or elsewhere. "As I told (Bird), I always want to play on a winning team. I always want to be part of a team that has a chance to win it [all]. That's important,” George told __link__’s Marc Stein. "Say what you want; I want to compete for something. It's frustrating just playing the game for stats or for numbers or to showcase yourself. Man, I want a chance to play for a chance to win a championship. "I wanted to be the first and want to be the first to be able to bring a championship to Indiana. So that's still on my mind. and something I ...

Magic Johnson Will Oversee Lakers Trade Talks This Week

... because it’s putting me right in the middle of everything,” Johnson said. “If I had a GM, he would be talking to them and we would work off of a whiteboard and make a good decision not only today, but for tomorrow. That’s what we have to do, make decisions that are good for today and good for tomorrow.”. The Lakers plan to hire a general manager to replace Mitch Kupchak, who was fired Tuesday after being part of the team’s front office through 30 years. He oversaw four NBA championships and had the longest current stretch running a front office in the NBA in his 17 years as the team’s general manager. Numerous reports signal longtime agent Rob Pelinka is the frontrunner for the job after working extensively with former Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. If the Lakers want to pursue an established general manager, including Golden State’s Bob Myers, Portland’s Neil Olshey or Oklahoma City’s Sam Presti, they would have to receive permission from those respective teams about talking to those candidates. “I’m looking for somebody whose thinking is outside the box and understands the salary cap. The CBA is so important and part of the new NBA,” Johnson ...

Why Magic Johnson Didn’t Win His First Lakers Trade

... make a move. Hours after being named the Lakers’ president of basketball operations, Johnson traded the team’s leading scorer, Lou Williams, to the Houston Rockets. He wasn’t kidding when he said Tuesday afternoon they had been “wheeling and dealing. “. Let’s break down the deal from both sides. Lakers: C+. Not bad, Magic, not bad. It could have been a lot better, but at least he wasn’t fleeced. We’re grading on the curve here. The deal might have been made in some haste, but netting a first-round pick for Williams was a solid return. There were questions if an all-offense, no-defense guard like Williams — who is on a favorable $7 million-a-year deal that runs through next season — would net a first-rounder. SEE ALSO. The Lakers belong to Magic Johnson once again, all but. Johnson landed that first-rounder — there’s no need to nitpick about where it is. There is some peculiarity in the Lakers taking back Corey Brewer in the deal – he actually makes more than Williams and is under contract until the end of next season. Brewer isn’t going to be of much value to the Lakers, so taking on his salary just to net a late-first-round pick isn’t prudent. (Don’t tell this guy , ...

Magic Johnson To Take Over The Lakers, But Will Still Be Part Of Dodgers Ownership

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Could Pat Riley Join Magic Johnson In Lakers Front Office

... trading deadline. Ira Winderman Contact Reporter South Florida Sun Sentinel. Could Pat Riley reunite with Magic Johnson. Q: Ira, any thoughts on the Lakers ' move putting Magic Johnson in charge and any chance he and Pat Riley hook up in a year or two in Los Angeles? - Douglas. Q: Any chance Magic Johnson tries to pry Pat Riley away from the Heat ? - Marc. A: To me, these are two different questions. First, having essentially been his own boss for two decades with the Heat, I doubt Pat would work under anyone when it comes to personnel. But I could see Pat eventually shifting into something closer to the role that Jerry West held with the Grizzlies and especially now with the Warriors , where he can work as a consultant, move in when needed for the bigger moves, but not have to deal with the day-to-day drudgery of personnel. Perhaps such a role could come with the Heat, with Andy Elisburg, Nick Arison and Shane Battier handling the day-to-day personnel issues. Or perhaps it could happen back in Los Angeles with the Lakers, sitting in the executive suite at Staples Center and offering advice to Magic ...