Magic Johnson: "We haven't seen the best of LeBron yet. Kobe is more like Michael, and LeBron is closer to me. He knows how to control the game. It takes a special person to do that. See, I could control the game without even shooting the ball."

Elfrid "Magic Johnson" Payton goes for the cookies and throws a filthy behind-the-back pass

Michael Jordan's message to a retiring Larry Bird: "Larry, I hear that you're retiring. Thank goodness. I'm glad. I'm tired of seeing your face."

Andrew Nembhard is left wide open for the corner 3 with a replayHe ties the game and the Thunder call a timeout

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