withleather.uproxx.com - 10/23/2009
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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 Thomas, whose own brother was HIV-positive, ...
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 10/22/2009
redsarmy.com - 10/22/2009
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redsarmy.com —
The original (and some would say "only") Dream
Team had every great player of its day on...
the roster... ... except for 1. Isiah Thomas. And for years, we heard the stories about Zeke being frozen out. I personally had never seen confirmation of this... until now. ...
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Magic admits what we already knew about the Dream Team
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 10/22/2009
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sportsillustrated.cnn.com —
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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Isiah blasts Magic over criticisms in new book
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The Morning Bowl (October 23rd): This Feud Is Turning Out To Be More Awkward Than ‘The Magic Hour’
Sportress of Blogitude —
... • Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas are no longer kissy-kissy. [ With Leather ] • Two Yellows is very, very angry with baseball right now. You can practically taste the hate. [ ...
Bryan the Intern’s Picks to Click
Kentucky Sports Radio —
... Isiah Thomas? I mean, most people and their flaws are forgotten when they retire. Mickey Mantle was a complete drunk during his career, and now people consider him a hero. Michael Jackson molested children, and now that he is dead, he is considered the greatest musician of his era. But Isiah, who’s reputation was pretty good when he retired, has now destroyed an entire league (CBA) and basically destroyed an NBA team (Knicks), and now in a book by Magic Johnson, he was supposedly spreading questions about Magic’s sexuality . Turns out Isiah was kinda a jerk (and thats the ...
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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 ...
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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No more Isiah jokes
hoopsvine.com 10/23/2009 —
"People who know me and my family and what I stand for will laugh at Magic and his beliefs. I'm tired of getting punched and people using me because they think I'm not going to say anything. Those days are over. Game on.'' – Isiah Thomas
There is no need for me to lie or spin the truth. ...
Isiah Thomas: ‘Magic Johnson Hates Larry Bird’
northstationsports.com 10/23/2009 — 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 ...
A Look Back at Isiah and Magic
offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com 10/28/2009 — Magic Johnson's claims that Isiah Thomas spread rumors about Johnson's sexuality in the early 1990s are not new.
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 ...
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 ...
Isiah rips Magic on gay issue —
NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 10/23/2009
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 ...
