A few days ago, Magic Johnson was sitting down, with the media crush having gone elsewhere for the moment. He looked out on a basketball court and saw Elden Campbell and Tony Smith, two rookies for the Los Angeles Lakers, shooting around.
Their combined playoff experience totals 16 games - less than 10 percent of Johnson's playoff re'sume'. They have scored 34 postseason points - about 1 percent of his 3,251.
"Tony and Elden and all them, they've got time," Johnson said. "I don't think that I prepare for {the playoffs} any different than I have before. Everything else is the same. But when you get an opportunity at winning one, you definitely would like to win it. I'm always excited at this time of the year. …
Chicago Sun-Times; November 1, 1992
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); January 13, 1999
Jet; August 16, 1993
Daily News Record; October 7, 1993
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