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Magic Johnson: D’Angelo Russell has really grown and matured

Former Lakers executive Magic Johnson senses that D'Angelo Russell is a different man than he was during his first stint with the team.

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What Dominique Wilkins and others are missing in the pointless debate over Stephen Curry and Larry Bird

Wilkins blasted JJ Redick's comments on the physicality of different eras.

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Q&A: Magic Johnson says ‘nobody’ is going to want to play the Lakers in the playoffs

Magic: "I think D’Angelo has really grown and matured. He can score the basketball."

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The NBA should be ashamed for honoring Karl Malone during All-Star Weekend

If the NBA is going to advocate for social justice, they should not align themselves with Karl Malone.

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The Lakers Got LeBron Help. Can They Make a Playoff Run?

Los Angeles shipped out Russell Westbrook and landed shooters at the trade deadline. But the team still has work to do.

Sports Illustrated

Bill Plaschke: Lakers' trades will mean nothing if LeBron James is watching from the bench

LOS ANGELES — The toxic Russell Westbrook is gone. A grown-up D'Angelo Russell is here.

Los Angeles Times

LeBron James hailed as 'the greatest' by NBA stars and legends

LeBron James became NBA's all-time scoring leader on Wednesday during LA Lakers' game against Oklahoma City, going past fellow legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ‘thrilled’ LeBron James broke his NBA scoring record

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says he’s “thrilled” LeBron James broke his all-time NBA scoring record — and that his former teammate Magic Johnson was wrong to suggest otherwise.

Tribune News Service

What Showtime Lakers and other legends are saying about LeBron James

Former Lakers stars and Hall of Famers give their impressions of LeBron James overtaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time scoring leader.

Los Angeles Times

LeBron James Breaks NBA Record for Most Career Points

The Lakers star eclipsed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the league’s all-time leading scorer Tuesday night in Los Angeles.

Sports Illustrated

Catching Kareem: How LeBron James chased down the NBA points record

Records are made to be broken, the saying goes. But how did the kid from Akron chase down what seemed like an unbeatable number?

WEKU

Magic Johnson Reacts to Kyrie Irving Trade Request From Nets

The Lakers hall-of-famer would like the point guard in Los Angeles.

Sports Illustrated

The uncertain future and rocky history of the NBL in Australia

It's November 2002 and NBA legend Magic Johnson has hand-picked a little-known Australian team to take on his former squad, the Michigan State Spartans.

ABC News

Anchorman director to sell Sex Panther prop in climate fund auction

Adam McKay also selling walk-on role in next film, vintage Marvel comics and basketball cards

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Billy Packer, college sports broadcaster who covered 34 Final Fours, dies at 82

Packer’s broadcasting career coincided with the growth of college basketball. He worked as analyst or color commentator on every Final Four from 1975 to 2008.

Sports Illustrated

Klay Thompson’s Motivation Stares at Him Literally From His Locker

The Warriors may be struggling, but their star shooting guard is using a list of names—with faces on it—to remind him that the title chase isn’t over.

Tribune News Service

Before the Christmas unveiling of the Dirk Nowitzki statue, meet its master sculptor

DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki’s place in the pantheon of Dallas-Fort Worth athletes, and in the hearts and minds of fans, could not be more secure.

Tribune News Service

Bryce Miller: Five years later, warm voice of Dick Enberg lives on for broadcasting son

SAN DIEGO — Of course, Ted Enberg hears the voice. If America is unable to forget the rich, reassuring warmness of one of the best sports broadcasters in history, how could his son?

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Sports Illustrated

Magic Johnson Reacts to Sale of Suns to Fellow MSU Alum Mat Ishbia

The NBA legend was excited for his fellow Spartan who is purchasing the NBA franchise.

Sports Illustrated

Every NBA Franchise’s All-Time Scoring Leader

With Damian Lillard becoming the Blazers’ all-time scoring leader on Monday, we take a look at each team’s record holder in points and the current players in the midst of making history.

USA Today Sports Media Group

On this date: Magic Johnson hits buzzer-beater to defeat Celtics

Early in the 1987-88 season, Magic Johnson delivered a dagger through the hearts of the Celtics - just as he did in the 1987 NBA Finals.

Sports Illustrated

Stephen Curry Names His All-Time NBA Starting Five

He put himself at the point guard position while surrounding himself with other legends.

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LeBron James reached big assist milestone in Friday win vs. Bucks

In Friday's Lakers win over the Bucks, LeBron James surpassed Magic Johnson to move to sixth place in career assists.

Daily Mirror

LeBron James reveals admiration for Magic Johnson as LA Lakers star breaks assist record

Magic Johnson's assist tally has been beaten by LeBron James as the Los Angeles Lakers star moved sixth on the all-time list, and he's paid tribute to the NBA legend

Los Angeles Times

Bill Plaschke: If you're talking greatest Lakers players, No. 1 is pure Magic

From the moment this smiling young stranger from Michigan jumped into the arms of stunned Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after the kid's first Lakers win, it seemed destined.

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