10 Questions for Magic Johnson

Earvin Magic Johnson

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On the playground. Those were legendary back in the day. We didn't have uniforms. It was just shirts and skins, and we just went at it all day in the 90° heat. It wasn't about money. It wasn't about fame. It was just your love and passion for the game. Those were guys that nobody would ever know, but those were the best one-on-one games I ever had in my life.

What would have happened if Larry Bird had played for the Lakers and you were a Celtic? Albert McKeon, NASHUA, N.H.

The Celtics would've won [Laughs].

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