No magic for Ball in Lakers opener
by Tania Ganguli, Los Angeles Times
Oct 20, 2017
3 minutes
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LOS ANGELES_At the intersection of the city's two great sports loves stood a man with one foot in each realm.
Magic Johnson waited in a tunnel painted purple and gold, his eyes fixated on a video board dangling from the ceiling of Staples Center playing Game 5 of baseball's National League Championship Series.
He is the Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations and a minority owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. His wish list for
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