That's why I linked the Steve Smith photo with Magic, because even with a bad angle, they're both barefoot and very close in height. As for Webber, my guess would be that he's closer to 6'8" than 6'9" barefoot. I wish there were any photos of him and Bird from that 92' Dream Team scrimmage. He was listed at 6'8" in the NBA.
I know it isn't the best picture, but since they're all barefoot, it's interesting. I'm 5'7. You see when you go to the doctor as you are growing up they record your height and weight at least in the States. I like your name! How tall are you? That one is definitely not believable for most players.
Some players are more believable. I doubt there was an actual measurement done by Olympic officials. There haven't been any since for the NBA players in subsequent Olympics. I think in they might have heard NBA players measured themselves in shoes and just arbitrarily knocked off 2" of everyone's NBA listings. I forget how much of and advantage Magic has with a higher eyelevel, it really helps him at times.
That was him pushing 60 when that video was aired. People round too. The former commissioner called it. Rob has him as high as he could possibly be Click Here. If they aren't smoked out at the pre-draft camp, padded heights get exposed at USA Basketball team trials. Likewise, it was a measurement in before the Games citius, altius -- but not unduly altius that exposed Danny Manning, who had been a freshman at Kansas, as a NBA draftee-to-be.
And Rambis looks to be slightly taller. If anything there is a better chance he was under the Mark. Another shoe height of course.
That's how we all know what height we are from doctor visits. No contradictions here. People do lie about height Magic just isn't one of them.
Sly Stallone lies, Tom Cruise lies etc.. Everything isn't a conspiracy. Not everyone lies about height. Lastly who says Kurt Rambis is taller?? Show me a quality pic like bird and magic back to back exact footwear for both. Where Rambis and Magic are back to back or shoulder to shoulder. Quality not quantity. Again too many people would need to be downgraded for Magic to be under 6'9. He was shorter than all of the guys we compare him to when they were in their primes and they are older than he is.
I also think that if it weren't for rivalry with Bird, he would still have his 6'8" listing from his early NBA years to this day. I honestly think that even Larry bird wasn't a full 6'9" in the afternoon, but more of a 6'8.
In that video, it does look like a 3. Possibly because it needs to fit a specific narrative. Conan is listed as 6'4" on celebheights. No way in the world Magic is only 3. At the 12 second mark Magic looks all of 6'9". When he first got in the league he was 20 and grew another inch. You just contradicted yourself. Which one was measured? Magic was not Conan. But 3. I doubt very much that I'd have the faintest clue as to his height if I bumped into him.
The tallest fellow I knew - in recent years - was 6ft7, and I couldn't help but ask him how tall he stood from the ground. He said it was hardly the first time! Example Dennis Rodman who I believe had a peak of a little over 6'7.
However if we go with the fore mentioned height for Magic then we would agree that that there is an inch in height difference between the two. Now that is impossible. Rob has Rodman at 6'6. In the 6'9. And that's were I have him at. Larry is 6'9. Kevin McHale 6'10" and Robert Parish 7'1". I think 6'8" was a round up height for Magic at that time. Consistently claims 6'9 and seems every bit of it still today.
Taller than Lebron. Certainly has 5 inches on Conan. At 60 years he is taller than Walton who was measured 6'8" barefoot at draft, also is taller than young Lebron, and Tyson Fyry! Magic is slouching in his neck almost on e every photo! Click Here. He was described at that mark a fair bit, also claimed 6ft 9, which could be in sneaker. Green look like 6'8 with Magic.
Or other Celtics, etc from those days? It seems like Magic has retained his height better than Larry, I suspect Larry has crept down closer to 6'8" these days. Seeing the pics in the ring the other day and others with Carmelo Anthony etc. Bird was never over 6'9 flat. Tyson Fury isn't shorter than Magic for sure. Mark D. I'd say 6'8" since he was also inches taller than Tyson Fury , who is about 6'6" to 6'7". His posture is still good and he stands straight in pictures. Magic still don't look a flat 6'7 when standing straight.
It's funny how many people don't really understand how tall a legit 6'7"-2m guy is, so they exaggerate it by increasing it by an inch or two. Because then, we would only be debating how much they seemed to lose in a day, not who's the liar or not. I don't think he lost a full cm, i will argue mm lost of height.
Click Here Luke Walton was say to be a weak 6'7 in real look to be fracton if without hair shorter than Magic. He was initially listed at 6'8" by the NBA before they started listing him at 6'9" likely due to the Larry Bird rivalry. If Tyson is 6'7. Click Here Click Here. He towers Kobe in the one video of he and Magic. I think some of the older measurements maybe prior to the 80s and even into the 80s may be later in the day.
That is his full height. But if still going by a low I would say he can dip slightly under 6'7". I'm not convinced he was ever quite 6'8" barefoot at any time of the day. I know he had me. Kareem was a building. My height is At least in his 50's, he can't be too much taller than me and fit in the same size suit.
I'd put him around 6'7"-6'7. In some cases, guys can exaggerate a whole 2 inches of height. How many teams have came back from NBA?
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He also held the title of team vice president. Johnson, who took the job at the urging of owner Jerry Buss, admitted "I've always had the desire to coach in the back of my mind. Let's leave it at that. The Lakers played well initially, winning five of their first six games under Johnson, but after losing the next five games, Johnson announced that he was resigning as coach after the season.
The Lakers finished the season on a ten-game losing streak, and Johnson's final record as a head coach was 5— He led the league in regular-season assists four times, and is the NBA's all-time leader in average assists per game, at Johnson was a member of the United States men's Olympic basketball team "The Dream Team" , which won the Olympic gold medal in After leaving the NBA in , Johnson formed the Magic Johnson All-Stars, a barnstorming team that traveled around the world playing exhibition games.
Green said that Johnson should not play, and several NBA players, including Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone, argued that they would be at risk of contamination if Johnson suffered an open wound while on court. Johnson led the West to a — win and was crowned All-Star MVP after recording 25 points, 9 assists, and 5 rebounds. The game ended after he made a last-minute three-pointer, and players from both teams ran onto the court to congratulate Johnson. The Dream Team dominated the competition, winning the gold medal with an 8—0 record, beating their opponents by an average of Johnson averaged 8.
Johnson played infrequently because of knee problems, but he received standing ovations from the crowd, and used the opportunity to inspire HIV-positive people. After practicing and playing in several pre-season games, he retired again before the start of the regular season, citing controversy over his return sparked by opposition from several active players. In an August interview, Johnson said that in retrospect he wished that he had never retired after being diagnosed with HIV, saying, "If I knew what I know now, I wouldn't have retired.
He said that he retired because he "didn't want to hurt the game. Johnson's autobiography is Johnson, Earvin Magic Johnson: My Life. Random House. ISBN Other biographies include:. His public announcement of his HIV-positive status in helped dispel the stereotype, still widely held at the time, that HIV was a "gay disease" that heterosexuals need not worry about; his bravery in making this announcement was widely commended.
Named by Ebony magazine as one of America's most influential black businessmen in , Johnson has numerous business interests, and was a part-owner of the Lakers for several years. Johnson also is part of a group of investors that purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers in and the Los Angeles Sparks in In a press conference held on November 7, , Johnson made a public announcement that he would retire immediately.
He stated that his wife Cookie and their unborn child did not have HIV, and that he would dedicate his life to "battle this deadly disease". Buss supported Johnson as he revealed his diagnosis of HIV in , and he never hesitated to keep Johnson close to the organization, bringing him in as part-owner, and even as a coach.
Johnson had never seriously considered coaching, but he agreed take the head coaching position with the Lakers in at Buss' request. Although Johnson's retirement prior to the —93 NBA season voided this contract, Buss insisted that he still be paid. It was this arrangement that allowed Johnson to coach the team without receiving any additional salary. After announcing his infection in November , Johnson created the Magic Johnson Foundation to help combat HIV, although he later diversified the foundation to include other charitable goals.
Johnson left after eight months, saying that the White House had "utterly ignored" the work of the panel, and had opposed the commission's recommendations, which included universal healthcare and the expansion of Medicaid to cover all low-income people with AIDS. In , PepsiCo sold a controlling interest of its Washington bottling operation to Johnson and prominent black publisher Earl Graves, forming the largest minority-owned and operated Pepsi facility in the country.
However, the Lakers bowed out to the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference semifinals, which was the Lakers' earliest playoffs elimination in nine years. Mike Dunleavy became the Lakers' head coach in —91, when Johnson had grown to be the league's third-oldest point guard. He had become more powerful and stronger than in his earlier years, but was also slower and less nimble.
Under Dunleavy, the offense used more half-court sets, and the team had a renewed emphasis on defense. Johnson performed well during the season, with averages of There they faced the Chicago Bulls, led by shooting guard Michael Jordan, a five-time scoring champion regarded as the finest player of his era. Although the series was portrayed as a matchup between Johnson and Jordan, Bulls forward Scottie Pippen defended effectively against Johnson. In the last championship series of his career, Johnson averaged In the —89 NBA season, Johnson's However, after Johnson went down with a hamstring injury in Game 2, the Lakers were no match for the Pistons, who swept them 4—0.
Johnson had another productive season with averages of Johnson and Thomas greeted each other with a kiss on the cheek before the opening tip of Game 1, which they called a display of brotherly love. After the teams split the first six games, Lakers forward and Finals MVP James Worthy had his first career triple-double of 36 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists, and led his team to a — win. Despite not being named MVP, Johnson had a strong championship series, averaging It was the fifth and final NBA championship of his career.
Johnson again averaged a double-double in the —86 NBA season, with The Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals, but were unable to defeat the Houston Rockets, who advanced to the Finals in five games. In the next season, Johnson averaged a career-high of The game-winning shot, which Johnson dubbed his "junior, junior, junior sky-hook", helped Los Angeles defeat Boston in six games.
Johnson was awarded his third Finals MVP title after averaging During his retirement, Johnson has written a book on safe sex, run several businesses, worked for NBC as a commentator, and toured Asia, Australia and New Zealand with a basketball team of former college and NBA players. In , Johnson created "A Midsummer Night's Magic", a yearly charity event which included a celebrity basketball game and a black tie dinner.
The proceeds went to the United Negro College Fund, and Johnson held this event for twenty years, ending in Magic Johnson joined Shaquille O'Neal and celebrity coach Spike Lee to lead the blue team to a — victory over the white team, which was coached by Arsenio Hall.
In the —85 regular season, Johnson averaged The series started poorly for the Lakers when they allowed an NBA Finals record points to the Celtics in a point loss in Game 1. However, Abdul-Jabbar, who was now 38 years old, scored 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in Game 2, and his 36 points in a Game 5 win were instrumental in establishing a 3—2 lead for Los Angeles. Despite their on-court rivalry, Johnson and Bird became close friends during the filming of a Converse shoe advertisement that depicted them as enemies.
Johnson appeared at Bird's retirement ceremony in , and described Bird as a "friend forever"; during Johnson's Hall of Fame ceremony, Bird formally inducted his old rival.
During the —83 NBA season, Johnson averaged The Lakers again reached the Finals, and for a third time faced the Sixers, who featured center Moses Malone as well as Erving. In a losing effort against Philadelphia, Johnson averaged Johnson introduced a fast-paced style of basketball called "Showtime", described as a mix of "no-look passes off the fastbreak, pin-point alley-oops from halfcourt, spinning feeds and overhand bullets under the basket through triple teams.
Then one of our guys catches the ball and scores, and I run back up the floor convinced that he must've thrown it through somebody. Early in the —82 season, Johnson had a heated dispute with Westhead, who Johnson said made the Lakers "slow" and "predictable".
Although Johnson denied responsibility for Westhead's firing, he was booed across the league, even by Laker fans. Despite his off-court troubles, Johnson averaged He also joined Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson as the only NBA players to tally at least points, rebounds, and assists in the same season.
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