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Manu's great, but a manu to trade

By Eric Karabell

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

I thought I had seen the performance of a lifetime already. It was from Magic Johnson in Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals. I was a young lad in Philly, wondering if this was the year the 76ers would finally end those ridiculous "We Owe You One" promises and actually win one. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sat out with a sprained ankle, the Lakers had nobody else, and Philly was sending this to a Game 7 ... until a rookie named Magic filled in at center and posted 42 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists. Not a bad f ...

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