Sure, the Warriors are dominating the NBA playoffs and have one of the most talented rosters we've ever seen in the history of the league. But Magic Johnson is no prisoner of the moment: he's here to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the summer of 1979, as President Carter lamented an American "crisis of confidence" and the National Basketball Assn. worried ...

MEMPHIS, TN - MARCH 24: NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson looks on before the game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the UCLA Bruins during the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament South Regional at ...

Sunday night marks the launch of the HBO series "Winning Time," which is based on Jeff Pearlman's book "Showtime" about the eponymous Lakers' dynasty of the 1980s. The foundation for one of the modern ...

Earvin "Magic" Johnson explained that without the Lakers participating, "Winning Time" could never truly capture the Showtime era. “It’s hard. I won’t watch it because it’s hard to duplicate,” Johnson ...

The Los Angeles Lakers were hoping to bring back “Showtime” this season, but, ironically, it’s the other team in town that’s replicated the feel of the ’80s Lakers. The LA Clippers have won a ...

No one epitomizes the Lakers like Magic Johnson, and he's not happy with the D'Antoni hire. (Getty Images) EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Before Mike D'Antoni can reinvent Showtime in Los Angeles, he has to ...

Magic Johnson was asked how his Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s would stack up against today's Warriors of Kevin Durant and Steph Curry, and Magic didn't flinch. "We probably would sweep them," he ...