SPORTS
Magic’s plight shows
we are not invincible
I FROM THE
1 SIDELINES
BY DAVE CMARBONNEAU
When I mill'd Oregon
men's basketball coach
l)un Munson, it was ob
vious he was a j> prehensi ve
about discussing Magic John
son
To be (rank, so was I
Kul I as a sporlswnter and he
a former mu h of Johnson's, we
hull) had In deal w ith the situa
tion Kill then again, I guess rv
ervune has had to deal with the
situation-.. Nut just i oar hes. no!
east writers, not just athletes,
not just spurts tans, tint lust
those with the AIDS virus, not
just homosexual'-, not just drug
users everyonehas to deal
with it
So | dealt with It
When I first walked into
M. >n-.on s office. | i millin'! help
hut notice the pit turn behind
him of he and M igu standing
t< e--tlier I had ic toed it when
tits! met Munson on the Tui s
daV before Magi; s .inttoutu e
merit, but it did not have nearly
the initial t on me as it did this
time
Munson w.is assistant coach
at Michigan State during John
son's freshman season and had
helped recruit Magic out ol
high school
'We had a good relationship
e. lar -is assistant coat lies go,"
Munson said
Ihi' next year. Munson was
given the head coaching posi
tion at Idaho, and Magic led
Michigan State to the N'( A A
i hampumship
The rest ol the slorv needs no
detailing
Since M.igu turned pro in
D)7U. Munson has kept in
touch with the superstar
I probablv see him about
once ,i year, sometimes not
even th.it ' Monson sail) One
thing aliout liarvin is that he is
.ilw ivs vervTorcit.il
Motlsnn was .IS shocked as
anvhoiiv wiien iie hear.! tile
new s last rhursiiiiv
I felt kind (if devastated lie
has given a lot to the pro game
I think, h.irvtn is the best point
giia rd i ’Vi •! lo pi a v t he ga me.
Monson said
it a I M oiisoii i s < om ern.eii
willi 11mi h more than what
.Mage left behind as. I p! iv'er
lie is i onceriied with vvhat the
future w ill hold for a friend
When i good I'eaul gets a
serious, illness. VO
i.A V ef v i ini er iied Mullsun
Mid It leaves; me emptv not
.knowing what"wilf happen in
the future
! here Is",I kev word; future
Magi O hie., mi has a fit Mi I > ■ It
m,iv not he on the court, but lie
Is not dead
As I read and watch count
less reports and stories on Mag
ic. I have realized that most
people? are talking as Mage
dead
liven when I Was talking '
Monson. I found myself going,
alxiut the interview as d John
son were dead
liveryone (Incdueling myself!
needs to stop w irrvtng so
inut h about his career being
over and realize that Johnson is
still a human being and still
has a life to live
A verv sad statement ot our
MM.iuty is how much coverage
tills whole thing has received
Not that the slorv doesn't war
rant the < overage, hut w hs
should It take something like a
sports star to open the public's
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