Thursday, September 22, 2011

More Than Just A Game . . .

         Since the beginning of time the National Basketball Association has enjoyed some of the most influential yet pivotal sports figures in all of sports entertainment. Names like Michael Jordan & Magic Johnson are the two most recent that come to mind. Ervin "Magic" Johnson being the 6'9 PG who electrified the Los Angeles spot light with the "SHOWTIME" Lakers whom consisted of Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabar And James Worthy. On the other hand you have Mr."6-Rings" hailing from the N.C. Heels Michael Jordan who many considered to be the greatest basketball player of all time.



       Often times people forget who how much influence these guys as well as others have had on the hardwood  court. Michael Jordan standing 6'6 soared the sky's and enamored fans in opposing arenas as he set the standard in the mid 90's with some of the most electric dunks human eyes have ever seen. On the other hand you have Magic Johnson who at 6'9 was drafted and played the point guard position better than any one known too man "today" not to mention with a shortened career gave the Los Angeles faithful "5 rings" in a time where rivalries like Lakers - Celtics & Bulls - Pistons were watched as if they were championship games when in actuality they were just regular season games.



       After leaving the court with highly decorated careers Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan have both gained positive media attention by becoming what we now know as strong minded business "Moguls".
Michael Jordan has one of the most sought after shoes (Jordans) which are under the trademark NIKE brand on the other hand you have Magic Johnson who has recently sold his share in the lakers as well as as a reported 105 Starbuck franchises which totaled up to over a 100 million dollars.If you were to ask me i'm pretty sure Magic and Jordan would be agree that basketball was "More Than Just A Game" . . .

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