Comments on: We Reminisce: Magic Johnson’s comeback game in 1996

By: Tbone

Tbone — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:58:20 +0000

Just another thought here:

You can tell from listening to Magic and watching him talk, he has a certain respect for the game, he honors the game itself, and you can tell he holds it above him, that is to say he knows the game of basketball is bigger than he is. It seems many of stars of those days shared that sentiment.

By no means is this a knock against todays stars, I love Kobe, LeBron, Wade, Melo, Arenas, etc as much as the next true fan. What I’m saying is that these guys sometimes think they are bigger than the game of basketball.

Of course there are exceptions, and as much as I hate to admit it, Duncan is the first to come to mind. I think Nash and Garnett also fit the bill, perhaps others as well.

Maybe I’m stretching a little. Haters might say that we have no idea what the players really think, but after watching this clip, it’s worth noticing the difference between the way Magic regards the game versus the big stars of today.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:29:49 +0000

Pure class

By: Kudabeen

Kudabeen — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:03:26 +0000

He wasn’t fast, strong, or a great athlete, but he knew what to do and when to just beat you. These type of guys are the rarest breed. Magic had an advantage on pretty much 99% of the guys he played against and it was in between his ears (brain) and shoulders (heart). That’s why he goes on that Mount Rushmore of Ballers that 1-5% of elite level player. He can come out of retirement (4-5 years) and give cast 19 8 and 10 in what 27 minutes!! That is just pure…The game was second nature. Very nice look Dime

By: karizmatic

karizmatic — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:55:29 +0000

Thanks y’all my favorite player of all time. And that pass fake on Latrell one of my favorite plays ever. Magic man, 27 mins 19 pts 10 assts 8 rebs after four years out. One of the greatest of all time.

By: sans

sans — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:53:17 +0000

“It was so much fun, man.” You gotta love that about the game.

By: USA < International all stars

USA < International all stars — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:17:28 +0000

reminisce this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8crWY-INEn4
Abdul rauf giving the bulls buckets.

By: Magnifico

Magnifico — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:56:38 +0000

magic was the best showman ever, truly a joy to watch. gotta admit, he inspired all of us to try those no-look-passes and behind-the-back dishes. He’s one of the few that gives you your money’s worth.

By: Tbone

Tbone — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:24:06 +0000

s.bucketz: right on the money

lol @ post 6

Drink The Haterade (Kobe Rocks): shhhhhhhh, everyone else seems to be enjoying it

Great post dime. A lot of the time when we see Magic talking on TNT with Charles and Kenny, and as we see him now, forgetting the true greatness of his playing days becomes too easy. Truly an inspirational player.

By: George W Kush Sr

George W Kush Sr — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:04:16 +0000

Yup, he was sick

By: AY

AY — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:59:36 +0000

magic actually had a talk show the magic hour, back in the late late 90s. I remember going down to la to see my folks and driving up rosemead in pasadena and on the biggest billboard in the history of man, there’s magic’s mug and the tagline “delivering 60 smiles per minute”. it was cancelled after a couple of months. i watched it once and it was really bad, him laughing at anything the guests said and basically doing that for an hour.