Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and a Hall of Fame list of others had that.
Magic Johnson is probably the most marquee name on the list and he is 5th all-time.
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Mr. MAGIC JOHNSON (Former NBA player): And I went crazy, like, wait a minute.
It quoted Magic Johnson as saying the same thing as the guest commentator on Larry King.
Magic Johnson had a short-lived show on Fox in 1998 that was canceled because of low ratings.
On the ball though, he was more Magic Johnson, thanks to his signature move, the no-look backheel pass.
He credits Magic Johnson as one of his inspirations to diversify his holdings.
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Magic Johnson entered the NBA the same year as Bird, and joined a team that had underperformed for years.
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You might have guessed by now that the business venture they were pitching was the successful Magic Johnson Theaters.
He trails only Magic Johnson (10, 141), Mark Jackson (10, 334), Jason Kidd (11, 969) and John Stockton (15, 806) in career leaders.
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He was Magic Johnson, one sportswriter who covered him said, before Magic Johnson.
Others include Magic Johnson, the Kardashians, Suze Orman and even cartoon characters.
Remember Indiana State's Larry Bird tussling with Michigan State's Magic Johnson in the 1979 championship game (which Magic's team won)?
That season Magic Johnson was a rookie and the Lakers were playing in the NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Former Los Angeles Lakers superstar Magic Johnson was known for his charismatic smile while leading his team to five NBA titles.
Led by Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul Jabbar, the Lakers played electrifying fast break basketball and dazzled the fans.
Basketball legend Magic Johnson even got a lead on an investment there.
Bartlett also gives a lot of credit to basketball star Magic Johnson for revealing his HIV-positive status in 1991, destigmatizing it broadly.
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The Wiliamsburgh Savings Bank Tower, for example, has been converted into luxury condos by a group in partnership with basketball Hall-of-Famer Magic Johnson.
And basketball legend Magic Johnson retold the time he went to Jackson's for lunch and watched Michael being served a bucket of fried chicken.
Magic Johnson has plenty of stories about how his father made sure certain behaviors were put in check despite his tremendous fame in high school.
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This explains why former Los Angeles Lakers great Magic Johnson also believes he and his partners can afford to bid for the baseball team.
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Stern fined the Los Angeles Lakers in 1990 after coach Pat Riley rested Magic Johnson and James Worthy in a regular season finale against Portland.
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It was also the year that Magic Johnson and Larry Bird joined the NBA and it began its staggering ascent over the next three decades.
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"This team is going backwards, " Magic Johnson said of the Knicks.
Magic Johnson, a retired basketball star, has set up a string of cinemas, restaurants and shops in inner cities across the country, starting in Los Angeles.
" In one recent exchange, he traded messages with former basketball player Magic Johnson, who told Mr. Dunn that "God has another important job for you.
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That wasn't worth much at first, but thanks to Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and, eventually, Michael Jordan, the NBA exploded in popularity in the 1980s and '90s.
No one expects Magic Johnson to offer proof of the Riemann hypothesis anytime soon, yet his wealth is estimated to be half a billion dollars.
Wall, playing in front of his college coach, John Calipari, and Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, scored 10 points in the fourth quarter as Washington took control.
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