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The NBA was considered too drug-infested, too Black
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They Call Me Magic

The NBA was considered too drug-infested,too Black, and the games were on tape delay

The NBA was considered too drug-infested,
too Black, and the games were on tape delay

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The NBA was considered too drug-infested, too Black,
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and the games were on tape delay.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:55
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography, sport
Production
Orange Sky Golden Harvest

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Movie Summary

A look into Earvin Johnson's life, who left his mark on history through his work, and how he continues to impact our culture today.
S01 • E02 [reporter] The magic has returned. The Lakers' image gleaming again. - They Call Me Magic 00:06
[reporter] The magic has returned. The Lakers' image gl...
S01 • E04 [Magic] They had this big round bathtub, and I said, - They Call Me Magic 00:09
[Magic] They had this big round bathtub, and I said,
S01 • E01 I remember watching games late night, and they were repeats. - They Call Me Magic 00:05
I remember watching games late night, and they were repeats.
S01 • E03 We fly to Salt Lake. Go to the hotel. - They Call Me Magic 00:06
We fly to Salt Lake. Go to the hotel.
S01 • E01 Don't tell me nothing about the game." - They Call Me Magic 00:07
Don't tell me nothing about the game."
S01 • E04 They said, "Boy, you crazy." - They Call Me Magic 00:05
They said, "Boy, you crazy."
S01 • E03 And I get on with Jerry, and it's, "Send Magic home." - They Call Me Magic 00:17
And I get on with Jerry, and it's, "Send Magic hom...
S01 • E01 Dare to talk with the commissioner of the NBA, Larry O'Brien. - They Call Me Magic 00:05
Dare to talk with the commissioner of the NBA, Larry O'...
S01 • E04 You ain't gonna, you know, h-have that tub." - They Call Me Magic 00:08
You ain't gonna, you know, h-have that tub."
S01 • E02 [Hall] I got to go to the Great Western Forum in Inglewood - They Call Me Magic 00:08
[Hall] I got to go to the Great Western Forum in Inglewood
S01 • E01 Frankly, I get a little bit frustrated when I hear and read about it so often. - They Call Me Magic 00:06
Frankly, I get a little bit frustrated when I hear and read ...
S01 • E04 And the people that you saw that did have it didn't look like us. - They Call Me Magic 00:06
And the people that you saw that did have it didn't loo...
S01 • E01 The league not only was losing money, it was losing interest. - They Call Me Magic 00:05
The league not only was losing money, it was losing interest...
S01 • E02 It was the difference between chicken shit and chicken salad, you know what I mean? - They Call Me Magic 00:06
It was the difference between chicken shit and chicken salad...
S01 • E04 [Ferguson] Lansing was like-- If you saw the movie The Help. - They Call Me Magic 00:05
[Ferguson] Lansing was like-- If you saw the movie The Help.
S01 • E03 Like "I know something that I want you to know." - They Call Me Magic 00:07
Like "I know something that I want you to know."
S01 • E02 There will never be anything like the atmosphere of The Forum. - They Call Me Magic 00:07
There will never be anything like the atmosphere of The Foru...
S01 • E01 I mean, it was known as a thuggish league. - They Call Me Magic 00:05
I mean, it was known as a thuggish league.
S01 • E04 [applause] - They Call Me Magic 00:16
[applause]
S01 • E03 I said, "Listen, you're going home." - They Call Me Magic 00:26
I said, "Listen, you're going home."