northstationsports.com - 10/23/2009
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The story of the soon to be released book, When The Game Was Ours, is beginning to create drama that rival’s the epic basketball battles of the 1980’s, in which it chronicles.
The book, which at first seemed to be another squeaky clean portrayal of the Larry Bird/Magic Johnson ...
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Isiah Says Magic Is Two-Face
thenolookpass.com 10/22/2009 — Thanks to Jeff Garcia for bringing up this story to me. And thanks to Sports Illustrated ’s Ian Thomsen for this story.
So Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are co-writing a book with Jackie MacMullan called When The Game Was Ours .
And, apparently, Isiah Thomas is NOT happy with ...
Isiah : Magic Kissed Me And It Felt Like A Punch
cantstopthebleeding.com 10/22/2009 —
With (my) apologies to Gerry Goffin and Carole King for the above headline, Isiah Thomas tells SI.com’s Ian Thomsen he’s dismayed by Magic Johnson’s comments in the newly published “When The Game Was Ours” , a book co-authored by Magic, Larry Bird and former ...
Isiah And Magic In Full-On Feud
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 ...
‘When the Game was Ours’ Details Bird/Magic Stories Never Before Revealed.
northstationsports.com 10/19/2009 — We first wrote about the release of this book at NSS in a story written by Matt Golden. The book chronicles the rivalry that globalized NBA basketball in the 1980’s.
Every excerpt I read from this book reveals a gem of information never before told in the words of Magic Johnson and Larry ...
Report: Isiah 'hurt' by Magic's comments
knicksfanaticsblog.com 10/22/2009 —
I have been reading Magic and Bird's new book ( When The Game Was Ours ) to review for the Fanatics, but I had not gotten to this part yet.
From ESPN.com
MIAMI -- Isiah Thomas told SI.com that he is "really hurt" over criticisms levied by Magic Johnson i n a new book ...
Your Morning Wood for October 22: Deal With It
lastangryfan.com 10/22/2009 —
Fox’s World Series coverage just got a whole lot more NSFW. Welcome to the team, Ozzie Guillen. [ Mouthpiece Blog ]
Isiah Thomas is none too pleased with Magic Johnson. And for once, Isiah may get the sympathy vote on this one. [ Deadspin ]
Jilted lover Brooke Hundley takes ...
Magic And Isiah's Friendship Is Not So Friendly Anymore [Feuds]
deadspin.com 10/22/2009 — Magic Johnson and Larry Bird have "co-written" a new book about their lives in the NBA that, among other things, paints a not very flattering portrait of their sometime rival Isiah Thomas . With friends like these, who needs Bill Simmons? According ...
Magic Throws Isiah Thomas Under The Bus
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 10/23/2009 — "Isiah killed his own chances when it came to the Olympics," Magic Johnson said in the book, an advance copy of which was obtained by The AP. "Nobody on that team wanted to play with him. ... I'm sad for Isiah. He has alienated so many people in his life, and he still doesn't get it. He ...
Hoops Addict Article – Perception is Reality with Isiah Thomas
theondeckcircle.net 10/23/2009 — T-Smith is back at it at Hoops Addict with some reflections on the recent Isiah Thomas/Magic Johnson literary-cum-you-hurt-my-feelings spat. Thankfully, he takes a greater focus on Thomas’ place in history and how the current perception of him skews what should have surely been a great ...
Isiah Thomas blindsided by accusations in Magic’s new book
scoresreport.com 10/23/2009 — In the book, among other things, Earvin “Magic” Johnson accuses long-time friend Isiah Thomas of spreading rumors that he was gay and orchestrating a “freeze-out” of then-rookie Michael Jordan in the 1985 All-Star Game. ( SI.com )
On the gay rumors…
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MAGIC, ISIAH NOT GAY FOR EACH OTHER ANYMORE
withleather.uproxx.com 10/23/2009 — NBA legends Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas are no longer BFFs, apparently. This little tiff became public after news of the release of When The Game Was Ours, a Jackie MacMullan tome about the careers of Johnson and Larry Bird. Johnson alleged that ...
Magic-Isiah Feud is Just Sad
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 10/24/2009 — It is indisputable that Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas--two of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players --used to be as close as brothers; it is also indisputable that their relationship has suffered a rift that is likely irreparable. Determining who is to blame for causing that rift has suddenly become a ...
Isiah Thomas -- Magic Johnson Feud —
Hoops and Other Pop Culture
(Before we start, recall that Isiah and Bill Simmons were bemoaning the friendly nature of NBA games of today. Um, Isiah, you KISSED Magic before an NBA Finals game!). Magic and Bird have a book coming out where they rip Isiah. One key point -- Isiah being left off the 1992 Dream Team: The book ...
Magic & Isiah feud over gay rumors, Dream Team —
In a new book When The Game Was Ours , which was co-written by NBA legends Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, offers up interesting tidbits and insight into the main players in the golden age of NBA basketball.
Despite appearances that Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson were good friends, Magic ...
Reebok Still Talkin’ Quote of the Day - 10.23 —
Dime Magazine
Kobe and Captain Jack’s rivalry is nothing compared to what has apparently been brewing since the early 90s between two of the greatest point guards of all time. Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson were so close during their playing days they famously exchanged a kiss before tipoff of the 1988 NBA ...
Magic Johnson And Isiah Thomas Got Beef —
Hooped Up
Magic Johnsonin a soon-to-be-released book,Isiah Thomas said he’d had enough. And so he began to fight back.
“I’m really hurt, and I really feel taken advantage of for all these years,” said Thomas. The criticisms are made by Johnson in When the Game Was ...
Jackie MacMullan Talks Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson —
ESPN.com - TrueHoop
By Henry Abbott
Talk of Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson feuding was all over the place yesterday. It comes from Jackie MacMullan's new book When the Game Was Ours . MacMullan was on Pardon the Interruption yesterday, offering context and insight into Johnson's disappointment in Thomas -- ...
Magic finally admits he hates Isiah. —
Clubhouse Cancer
I’m glad it has come out how Magic Johnson knew Isiah Thomas was spreading rumors in 1992 about how Magic contracted HIV because he was gay. Whether Johnson is gay or not is irrelevant. You don’t go telling tales out of school about someone who is supposed to be your friend. I have long ...
Who needs enemies with friends like Magic? —
PistonsNationBlog.com
My opinion of Magic Johnson is now forever altered.
In public Magic led us all to believe that he and Isiah were tight. A bond so strong that it endured their epic battle in the 1988 NBA Finals. So we thought.
Magic Johnson is now setting the record straight. He doesn’t like ...
Breaks Our Heart: Isiah and Magic at Odds —
The Big Lead
Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas, one-time BFFs, greatly dislike one another. Magic’s newest book claims that Isiah Thomas spread rumors about Johnson being gay or bisexual after testing positive for HIV in 1991. Isiah denies it. Magic appears to have responded by blackballing Isiah from ...
Isiah And Magic In Full-On Feud —
The Sporting Blog
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 Ours , a book co-authored with Larry Bird and ...
Isiah blasts Magic over criticisms in new book —
The Lakers Nation
Isiah had some pretty harsh words for Magic in his new book.
SI.com : Magic Johnson in a soon-to-be-released book, Isiah Thomas said he’d had enough. And so he began to fight back.
“I’m really hurt, and I really feel taken advantage of for all these years,” said ...
Magic Johnson bashes Isiah Thomas in book —
InsideHoops
All fans of 1980’s NBA basketball will forever love what Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, plus Isiah Thomas and other stars from the decade brought to the world of hoops. But rumors in those days didn’t quite spread the way they do now in the age of InsideHoops.com and ...
No Kissing And Making Up —
Blak4rest: Sports, Media and Vegas
Jackie MacMullan's new book, "When The Game Was Ours," already is opening some old wounds between Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas. In the book, which will be released on Nov. 4, MacMullan writes about the relationship and showdowns between Magic and Larry Bird. But Magic unleashed some venom for ...
Reliving the Glory Days —
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans
Boston.com has an excerpt from Jackie MacMullen's new book about Magic and Larry - When the Game Was Ours . It picks up right after the Celtics beat the Lakers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals: By morning, Magic had been saddled with a new nickname (Tragic) and so
had his team (the Fakers). That ...
I Gotta Read This Book —
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans
Jackie MacMullen was on WEEI this morning talking about her new book - When the Game Was Ours . From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides,
they engaged in a fierce physical and psychological battle. Their
uncommonly competitive relationship came to symbolize the ...
Isiah rips Magic on gay issue —
NYDailyNews.com - Basketball
Former Knicks coach Isiah Thomas is lashing out at Magic Johnson over accusations contained in a soon-to-be published book written by the former Laker and Larry Bird, including the claim that Thomas questioned Johnson's sexuality after he was ...
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