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Fifty Years Later, 'Original' Dream Team Awaits Call of Fame

No, they weren't as popular as those on the 1992 Dream Team, a team mobbed wherever it went. But the players on the so-called original Dream Team certainly made an impact in their day. Terry Dischinger, a forward on the gold-medal winning 1960 Olympic basketball team, remembers being in New York shortly before the players...

Report: After Isiah Comments, Knicks Deny Tickets to Magic Johnson

The New York Knicks apparently are still protecting Isiah Thomas.The New York Daily News reported Wednesday that the Knicks denied Magic Johnson a comp ticket to their game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Dec. 7, due in part to Johnson's criticism of Thomas, the team's former coach and team president.It is no secret...

Roundball Roundtable: Does LeBron Need to Leave Cleveland?

Over the weekend, none other than Magic Johnson made the case for Cavaliers/Planet Earth superstar LeBron James to cut the Cleveland cord this summer and make haste for Madison Square Garden. LeBron 2010 discourse has almost reached broken record status, but Earvin actually added a nice wrinkle: can LeBron ever become an...

Lamar Odom Learns the Secrets of the Championship Trophy

Here we have yet another funny commercial for ESPN's NBA coverage, this time featuring Lamar Odom, James Worthy, and Magic Johnson riding in the RV. Odom is clutching the championship trophy and snacking on some tortilla chips, when Big Game James reveals to him the tasty secrets that lie inside. Read on to see what Larry...

94 Feet and Rising: Playing With Magic Johnson and Charles Barkley

Greg Grant was a short player who overcame long odds: standing just 5-foot-7 and playing college ball in Division III, he was drafted in the second round by the Phoenix Suns in 1989, lasting seven years in the NBA. Earlier today, FanHouse featured the first chapter of Greg's autobiography, 94 Feet and Rising, written...