offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/28/2009
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Magic Johnson's claims that Isiah Thomas spread rumors about Johnson's sexuality in the early 1990s are not new.
hoopsaddict.com - 27 days ago
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When I first got into watching basketball around
the age 8, the allure of the sport was...
following the stars I saw on television. I liked watching players like Julius Erving , Bernard King , Terence Stansbury and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar . But my two favorite basketball players by far were James ...
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Conference Call With Magic Johnson And Larry Bird
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joshqpublic.com - 10/23/2009
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Soon your sugar-daddies will all be gone. You’ll
wake up some cold day and find you’re alone....
You’ll call to me but I’m gonna tell you: “Bye, bye, bye.” When I turn around and walk away, you’ll cry, cry, cry. -Johnny Cash Public Service ...
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Isiah Cries A River
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Another Tale of Isiah Thomas Spreading Magic Johnson Rumors
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
By Henry Abbott
The gist of the conversation, following the flurry of reports that accompanied the release of Jackie MacMullan's book, has been Magic Johnson saying it hurt his feelings to learn that, he says, his good friend Isiah Thomas spread rumors that Johnson was gay. Thomas has vehemently denied that he did any such thing.
Today, Harvey Araton of The New York Times recalls a conversation he had with Thomas at the time.
As the N.B.A. reporter for The Times, I was on assignment in Auburn Hills, Mich., when I ...
The New York Times has more on the Isiah Thomas-Magic Johnson feud
Full-Court Press —
... on the Magic-Isiah feud that Pistons fans are not exactly firmly in Zeke's corner. He's never been the most revered Hall of Fame athlete, and has always had sort of a reputation for shadiness, which at least make Johnson's accusations plausible. Adding to the story is a quote from Harvey Araton of the NY Times (via ...
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guyism.com 10/23/2009 — I am an enormous Isiah Thomas fan. Yes, the player, not the human being. Its been tough to defend him all these years. He’s brought much of it on himself.
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Another Tale of Isiah Thomas Spreading Magic Johnson Rumors
espn.go.com 10/28/2009 — By Henry Abbott
The gist of the conversation, following the flurry of reports that accompanied the release of Jackie MacMullan's book , has been Magic Johnson saying it hurt his feelings to learn that, he says, his good friend Isiah Thomas spread ...
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sportingnews.com 10/22/2009 — Where Isiah Thomas goes, scandal follows. Even if it comes from out of the past and is thrust upon him by two of the game's most beloved legends. In this case, Magic Johnson calls out Zeke for a litany of things in the forthcoming When the Game Was ...
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