Magic Johnson

Lakers week in review

2013-06-17 05:56:00

The Lakers inched closer to the 2013 NBA Draft on June 27, working out a number of prospects at the team's practice facility. Dwight Howard talked to The Times about fishing, his relationship with Disney -- and free agency. Of course, he didn't give...

A24: the brains behind 'The Bling Ring' zing

2013-06-14 05:00:00

NEW YORK CITY — Sofia Coppola could have easily gone the studio route in choosing a distributor for her new movie, "The Bling Ring." Instead she chose the upstart company that set loose the viral image of James Franco as a resplendently thugged-...

Dollars and sense for Frank McCourt, Dodgers and NFL

2013-06-13 07:00:00

On his first day as an owner of the Dodgers, Magic Johnson had heard one too many questions about Frank McCourt, and what role the outgoing owner would continue to play at Chavez Ravine. "Frank is not here. He is not part of the Dodgers any more,"...

LeBron James fails to strike dominant note in NBA Finals

2013-06-12 17:13:00

addCustomPlayer('1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', 'eplayer15'); SAN ANTONIO — As LeBron James missed shot after shot and the Miami Heat racked up some serious scoreboard debt, the question had to...

Magic Johnson says Dwight Howard needs to work on his offense

2013-06-12 12:33:00

SAN ANTONIO -- Magic Johnson always speaks his mind when discussing the Lakers. Always. So it wasn't surprising to hear him pick them apart, specifically Dwight Howard and Mike D'Antoni, in a conference call with reporters Wednesday. Will the Lakers be...

NBA Finals provide another defining moment for LeBron James

2013-06-06 04:00:00

MIAMI — He's always answering questions, often defending himself, scrutinized for the smallest slip-up or the slightest hint of humanity. Being LeBron James can't be easy, but here we go again. James is only 1-2 in the NBA Finals, finally...

Letters: Adding insult to Matt Kemp's injury

2013-05-31 17:18:00

It's hard to believe that Matt Kemp has made the Dodgers' $160-million investment disappear quicker than Bernie Madoff ever could have. Herb Schoenberg Tarzana :: I have never heard of a team being worse off if a guy that's hitting .251 with two...

Spurs edge Heat in NBA Finals opener

2013-06-06 22:45:00

addCustomPlayer('1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', 'eplayer15'); MIAMI -- There's really no other way to say it. The Old Big Three beat the Bold Beat Three. It's too late to keep thinking the San...

Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Hannibal' on NBC

2013-05-29 20:00:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 26 - June 1, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � -------------------- � The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Tonight Show...

Ganging up on Greuel [Blowback]

2013-05-28 09:46:00

More often than not, columnist Jim Newton gets things right. But his analysis of Controller Wendy Greuel’s campaign for mayor of Los Angeles, which I advised, is dead wrong.� Newton: "Greuel never introduced herself in a positive way to voters."...

Don Mattingly shows fire, but his flame is flickering with Dodgers

2013-05-24 23:16:00

addCustomPlayer('8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', 'eplayer15'); Meet Donnie Dark. The Dodgers embattled manager returned home Friday night with a scowl the size of a block of empty seats in the reserved...

Vinny Del Negro, you just got played

2013-05-24 17:44:00

Donald Sterling might be considered by some the worst owner in the history of professional sports, but it sure is refreshing to hear someone admit that in the NBA the inmates really do run the asylum. Richard Johnson Los Angeles :: Broderick...

Dwight Howard at the Lakers training center, front of retired jerseys of legends Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Chick Hearn, last October.

2013-06-12 00:00:00

Magic Johnson, 1989-90

2013-05-03 14:25:00

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Balloons in the Clippers' colors rise above the statue of Magic Johnson outside Staples Center on Saturday evening.

2013-04-20 00:00:00