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Gilbert Arenas says critics kept changing the standard to protect Michael Jordan as LeBron James surpassed every expectation “He came into the league as Magic Johnson with Jordan-like talent.” “Two years later they said, ‘Take him out of the Magic Johnson category because he’s going to surpass Magic.’” “Then...

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Howard Hawks on his meeting with Al Capone & what Capone and another famous Chicago gangster thought about 'Scarface' (1932) when they saw the film: "Interviewer: Did you have any contact with Al Capone while making the picture? Hawks: While we were making 'Scarface' (1932), five or six of them came out and said, “The boss wants us to see the picture.” And I said, “You go and tell him when it comes out, he can pay a dollar and buy a ticket. You don’t scare me. Why the hell don’t you come out and just ask to see it?” They reported to Capone that it was just great, and they invited me to Chicago to see him. They met me at the train, and they were late. One of the fellows said, “There was a killing last night and we had to go to the funeral.” I said, “Do I have to ride with you if there was a killing last night?” They said I could ride in a different car. But when we went into a café, they would sit with their backs to the wall, and I had my back to the door. We had some damn good-looking girls with us, a bit brassy but very pretty. When I saw Capone, we had tea, and he was dressed in a morning coat, striped trousers, a carnation, being a very nice man, saying how much he liked the picture. I was with him two, three hours. Then he asked me to come again, and I stopped by there. But there was a shooting in Chicago, so they said that he couldn’t come because he was hiding out in Atlantic City or something. Then he came to see me when I was working in Hollywood, and the cops came and arrested him right on the set. Interviewer: So he did see 'Scarface'? Hawks: Five or six times. He had his own print of it. He thought it was great. He’d say, “Jesus Christ, you guys got a lot of stuff in that picture! How’d you know about that?” I said, “Look—you know how somebody can’t testify if he’s a lawyer? Well, I’m a lawyer.” And he laughed. He didn’t give a damn. Another famous gangster brought two very lovely daughters out to watch the movie and introduced himself to me. He said, “Where’d you get that stuff in that killing?” I asked him, “Why? Are you mad?” He said, “No, I’m just curious.” I told him, and he laughed, and he said, “That’s the way we did the shooting. Why hasn’t the picture played in Chicago?” I said, “They won’t let me.” He said, “Do you want it to play?” I said yeah. And he said, “Can I use your phone a minute?” When he finished he said, “You can play it any time you want.” ('Hawks on Hawks', Joseph McBride, 1982) P.S: On this day, 94 years ago, 'Scarface' (1932) premiered in New Orleans, Luisiana.

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Richard Jefferson says Magic Johnson is the greatest Laker of all time and one of the three most important players in NBA league history “Magic Johnson is the greatest Laker of all time. He prolonged Kareem's career, which allowed Kareem to reach the heights that he did. Magic Johnson changed the game. What he was able to do, he made the NBA relevant” “I feel like we have a duty as people that love the sport and love talking about it. The league was tape delayed. The NBA Finals were tape delayed in the '80s. Magic Johnson, his name is fucking Magic Johnson. He built this empire with Larry Bird, and then Jordan came after” “As far as importance to the league, he's got to be a top three player, especially during the years the league was actually expanding. You had to have something to market, and he did it beautifully. You go back to what he did as a rookie in the damn NBA Finals, going for fucking 40 and playing center with no Kareem. As a rookie, that's the shit this man was doing” “Obviously, his career was cut short, but there was no doubt. Michael Jordan used to look at Magic and be like, ‘That's the fucking dude.’ Not Isiah, not Larry. MJ used to look at Magic and be like, ‘That's where I need to get to.’ Just how everyone looks at Michael Jordan is how Jordan used to look at Magic. Not as the same player, but as in, ‘That dude got five championships’” “So I think Magic Johnson's the greatest Laker of all time. He only played for the Lakers. Shaq played for other places. Kobe would be the other person. Kareem had another stop”

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