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Darvin Ham is bringing his philosophy and a Saginaw toughness to the Lakers
Former NBA player talks about his long road to becoming a head coach, the challenge of coaching LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis, and more
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‘They Call Me Magic’ adds necessary context to ‘Winning Time’… and vice versa
Two new series about the Los Angeles Lakers point guard balance each other out
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How ‘Winning Time’ wrestles with Blackness will determine whether the HBO show has its own legacy
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson were polar opposites, but both were influential Black men in America
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Magic Johnson on the NBA 75th Anniversary Team and fixing the Lakers
The Hall of Fame point guard talks Kobe Bryant, Bill Russell and Black excellence leading into All-Star Weekend
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The 2022 NBA All-Snub team
From Miami to San Antonio, here’s this year’s list of almost NBA All-Stars
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Former top-10 pick Stanley Johnson is seizing his opportunity with the Lakers
The 25-year-old is trying to jump-start his career in LA: ‘I’m not even anywhere close to my prime, anywhere close to the player that I can be’
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Rajon Rondo: ‘I still want to compete at a high level’
The 35-year-old point guard is playing more and growing into a mentor following the trade from the Lakers to Cavaliers
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Inside Nike’s new LeBron James Innovation Center
James said he was ‘literally shedding tears’ when he got the call about the building’s plans years ago
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30 years after Magic’s diagnosis, a look at the intersection of hip-hop and the HIV/AIDS pandemic
Were hip-hop lyrics influenced by Johnson, Eazy-E’s death and the arrival of the lifesaving drug cocktail?