UPDATE on Jan 29 at 11:05 am EST by Adam Fromal
It appears that the flak has caught up to Magic Johnson.
After he was almost universally lambasted for failing to include Kobe Bryant in his first list of "great ones," the Los Angeles Lakers legend has sent out a new list via Twitter:
The Mamba is present.
But what? No Michael Jordan?
Only kidding this time, as Magic is just covering his bases by sending out a whole new list of players. Nothing to complain about here.
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Original Text
Is Magic Johnson trolling the Los Angeles Lakers?
It sure seems like it after the best point guard in the history of the NBA took to Twitter and listed some of the "great ones" who have laced up their sneakers in the Association:
Michael Jordan. Larry Bird. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. LeBron James. And now Kevin Durant.
Does it feel like anyone is missing? Maybe a certain someone with the initials K.B.B. who goes by a nickname that invokes images of slithering reptiles?
To be fair, all of the current inclusions are reasonable selections.
M.J. is the consensus greatest of all time, Bird and Magic enjoyed an historic rivalry, Kareem was a teammate of Magic's for an entire decade and the two remaining names are the clear-cut best players in the current NBA.
But couldn't he have thrown in Kobe's name? After all, he had another 31 characters to work with, and it only takes a few to include the name.
Now, he could've mentioned a whole bunch of names with those extra characters. Bill Russell, Tim Duncan, Oscar Robertson, Isiah Thomas and a slew of others immediately come to mind. But Magic was naming greats whom he had connections to, and he definitely has one with Kobe.
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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
