When the Game Was Ours, a book authored by NBA legends Magic Johnson and Larry Bird is to be released tomorrow on November 4th, 2009. (Buy When the Game was Ours from Amazon or discuss the book in our forums) The book created buzz when excerpts of the book were leaked to the media, causing a [...]

In a new book When The Game Was Ours, which was co-written by NBA legends Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, offers up interesting tidbits and insight from the main players during the golden age of NBA basketball, the 1980s. Much of the book and drama centers around Isiah Thomas. Despite appearances that Isiah Thomas and Magic [...]

Last night, the 1992 U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball Team, better known as the Dream Team, was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. The 1992 Dream Team, the first Olympic team to include NBA players, was sent on a mission to regain the gold medal after a team of college stars lost it to [...]

Did Magic fake having AIDS? Chris Baker and Langdon Perry, two conservative talk show hosts for radio station KTLK in Minneapolis, seem to think so. The comments about the Los Angeles Laker Legend gained nationwide exposure through the watchdog blog MediaMatters.org, which posted the audio transcript: PERRY: What about diseases that are eminently treatable and [...]

You don’t have to be an international basketball guru to recognize names like Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Manu Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and Luis Scola. And to know that these players are going to play a significant role in their team’s success and most likely leaders in several statistical categories. If you know names like Joaquim [...]

Twenty-five years ago, when the first ten players of the original basketball Dream Team were announced, American media celebrated the historic assemblage of talent, and who could blame them?  This was the cream of the crop from the NBA’s Golden Age led by iconic legends. And for a teenager at the height of my NBA [...]

The 1992 Olympic Mens Basketball Team, or the Dream Team as they were commonly known, were the first US Olympic Team to feature professionals. This legendary team featured three of the best basketball players EVER in Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. And the rest of the roster was filled with luminaries from the [...]