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NEWS ABOUT: Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson stories: 7 news summaries

Magic Johnson: Isiah Spread Rumors I Was Gay

Thomas denies accusation, feels 'really hurt'

Oct 22, 09 4:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Magic Johnson blames former friend Isiah Thomas for spreading rumors that Johnson was gay after he announced he had HIV in 1991. "Isiah kept questioning people about it,'' Magic writes. "I couldn't believe that. The one guy I thought I could count on had all these doubts.... More »

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NBA • basketball • HIV • Magic Johnson • Larry Bird • Isiah Thomas • gay

March Madness:
It All Started With
Larry and Magic

1979 title game made basketball a slam dunk with public, book says

Mar 17, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - March wasn't always so mentally unstable. A new book claims the whole college roundball craze started 30 years ago, when Michigan State and Indiana State—and their stars, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird—met in the title game. “You couldn't have asked for a better dynamic between these two... More »

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NCAA basketball • Magic Johnson • Larry Bird • book • Michigan State Spartans • 1970s • Indiana State Sycamores • college basketball

B-Ball Stars
Say Obama's Got Game

Hoopsters pick apart presidential skills in CNN roundtable

Feb 15, 09 5:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Basketball stars of today and yesterday have dissected President Barack Obama’s game on CNN, the Swamp blog reports. "He's smart at the game," Magic Johnson said today, watching a clip of the president shooting hoops. “He sees the play before it develops. That is how he... More »

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Barack Obama • basketball • Chicago • Steve Nash • Magic Johnson • Chris Paul • Bill Russell • President Obama

 Beverly Hills Turf War  
 Splits Wealthy Residents 

Residents of ritzy enclaves head to court over access, upkeep fees

Nov 19, 08 8:58 PM CST
(Newser) - A turf war has broken out between two upscale Beverly Hills enclaves, home to the likes of movie mogul Sumner Redstone and basketball legend Magic Johnson, the Los Angeles Business Journal reports. Residents of North Beverly Park got fed up with nannies and other employees of their South Beverly Park... More »

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real estate • Magic Johnson • Sumner Redstone • Beverly Hills • neighbors • gated community

Johnson Brings Magic to Urban Development

Basketball legend's fund has raised $1B, despite realty slump

Apr 16, 08 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amid the subprime and recession chaos sits a gleaming urban development fund that has banked $1 billion with basketball legend Magic Johnson at the helm. The Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund has already completed major projects in Hollywood and Chicago, reports the LA Times, and, Johnson says, "The potential for revitalization... More »

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Magic Johnson • Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund • urban development

Blackstone Lobbying Backfires

Private equity firms ‘overreach’ with claim they help the poor

Sep 21, 07 8:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Private equity firms launched their first coordinated effort at lobbying this year—and overshot by a long stretch, Bloomberg reports. Blackstone and 11 other firms joined hands to fight a tax hike on carried interest—fund managers' share of profits—and have gone so far as to argue that the... More »

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Magic Johnson • Charles Rangel • lobbying • Blackstone • House Ways and Means Committee • Private Equity Council

Nash Gashed; Suns Eclipsed

San Antonio veterans seize opportunity, break home-court advantage in Phoenix

May 6, 07 11:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bleeding copiously, wiry Canadian heartthrob Steve Nash was forced to the sidelines in the final minute of the semifinals opener against San Antonio, and Phoenix wilted without their go-to scorer.  Nash's nose collided with the forehead of rival point guard and Frenchman Tony Parker, who scored 32 points. ... More »

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NBA • basketball • Phoenix Suns • San Antonio Spurs • NBA playoffs • Tim Duncan • Tony Parker • Steve Nash • Magic Johnson

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