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You Can't Come to the House”: Lakers Legend Magic Johnson, Who Cried on Live TV With IT, Slammed the Door to His House on the 12X NBA All Star in 1988
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Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas rekindle their friendship
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10 of the Greatest Performances in an Entire NBA Finals
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312 Magic Johnson 1988 Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images
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Does Magic Johnson Own the Dodgers? World Series Win Comes 8 Years After Lakers Legend Purchased Team
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Celebrating the 1992 Dream Team and its most valuable collectibles - Sports Collectors Digest
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Who is Norm Nixon? All-Star guard more than footnote in 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
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What If the Celtics and Lakers had switched conferences in the 1980's? - CelticsBlog
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Examining the Lakers' rich history of dominant duos: Shaq and Kobe
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Magic Johnson: Through the years
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Warriors-Lakers pre-season game sparked post-season buzz
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LeBron James leads Lakers back to NBA Finals: Twitter praises The King
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Iowa Once Had Play Similar to Dejean Return at Kinnick Stadium
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A look at Magic Johnson's MSU, Lakers basketball career
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