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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 most compelling rivalry in the NBA. These were the basketball epics of the 1980s -- Celtics vs Lakers, ...
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Magic Johnson admits he didn't want Isiah Thomas on 1992 Olympic Dream Team
Full-Court Press —
... October 22, 2009, 1:25PM split-magic-johnson-isiah-thomas-unhappy-couple.jpg AP File Photos Magic Johnson admits he was part of a group of players that blackballed Isiah Thomas from being part of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team For years Detroit Pistons fans have directed their anger at Michael Jordan for Isiah Thomas' exclusion from the 1992 Dream Team. According to quotes from the soon-to-be-released book When the Game Was Ours , Magic Johnson admits he was part of a group of players that didn't want Isiah Thomas on the squad. ...
Isiah : Magic Kissed Me And It Felt Like A Punch
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... 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 Boston Globe scribe Jackie MacMullan. In the tome, Johnson describes his role in keeping Thomas off the 1992 US Olympic Dream Team, along with accusing Zeke of spreading rumors about Johnson’s sexuality. ...
Jackie MacMullan Talks Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... 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 -- once one of Johnson's best friends -- allegedly spreading rumors that Johnson was gay. ...
Hard lessons aren't always the best ones
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... But as I have learned from the early pages of "When the Game Was Ours," the book Bird and Magic Johnson wrote with Jackie MacMullan, Bird intended to be a Hoosier. But in his first days on campus, a few things happened. He didn't make friends easily, and was socially isolated. He was intimidated by Coach Knight and talked to him only in passing. He was also painfully aware of how poor he was -- other students had all kinds of things he didn't. (Score one, however, for a clean program under Knight, however, at a lot of schools pocket money would have been easy for ...
Magic: 'I Still Want Isiah To Be Successful'
The Baseline —
Magic Johnson knew there would be a strong reaction to his unflattering comments about fellow Hall of Fame point guard Isiah Thomas, who was once Johnson’s best friend. The new book, When the Game Was Ours, co-authored by Johnson, Larry Bird and writer Jackie MacMullan, blasts Thomas, saying that Johnson was partly responsible for keeping Thomas off the 1992 Olympic Dream Team and that Thomas’ personality had “ticked off more than half of the NBA.” Thomas responded by saying he was hurt that Johnson would so publicly air their dirty ...
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird on the Detroit Bad Boys, Bill Laimbeer, and Kurt Rambis
Empty the Bench —
... Today Bird and Johnson looked back on and talked about their careers, their rivalries, and about today’s NBA as they promoted their new book, When the Game Was Ours, on a conference call with NBA writers. More excerpts from the call later, but here’s my Q&A with these two NBA legends. The questions shouldn’t surprise you. ...
Playing 'what if' with Larry Bird and Indiana
Beyond the Arc —
... Perhaps that’s the a reason why Hoosier fans should steer clear of the new book “When the Games Was Ours,” by Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. (Or the similar ground covered by Seth Davis in “ ...
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‘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 ...
Larry Bird: “Being inducted with Magic at the same time is just great”
sportsradiointerviews.com 10/21/2009 — The 1979 NCAA Tournament championship game will go down as one of the most influential college basketball games ever played. It was Magic Johnson of Michigan State vs. Larry Bird of Indiana State that faced off against each other, but it was Magic ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
NSS One on One: Top Five Teams of All-Time —
North Station Sports
Rating the best teams of all time is often scrutinized, sometimes criticized, most times bias and always over discussed. Yet, NSS has decided to take a journey down history lane one more time. Why? because the coverage, the stories, the quotes and the order of the list, is rarely duplicated. ...
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 ...
