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(AP) — Fir**, there was eupho
ria — Magic Johnson returning
to the NBA, a legend back In
the lineup of the Los Angelos
Lakers.
Now, there is reality — a bas
kotball player battling a deadly
disease, facing the grind of trav
el and games, his first-year
coach juggling a roster that will
bo a player short for 20. por
haps 30 games.
This is not as pretty a picture
as It may have soomod when
Johnson announced his return
on Tuesday aftor sitting out a
season when he tested positive
for the virus that causes AIDS.
"Everybody wants what's
best for him and his family,”
said At McGuire, a longtime
NBA player and ex-coach. "But
I'm wondering if in his mind's
eye. he's looking at the All-Star
Game and Olympics as being
realistic They were Butt games
compared to what goes on in
the NBA.”
Johnson was MVP of last sea
son's NBA All-Star Game and
then co-captained America's
gold modal basketball team in
the Olympics at Barcelona.
■'There is a false security be
cause of tho games he playod."
McGuire snid. ‘‘But in thoso
games, there was no undercut
ting. no banging, no bumping."
The idea Is for Johnson to
play between 50 and 60 games
and avoid back-to-back games.
McGuire thinks the part-time
plan will be fine in the begin
ning. but not in the end.
"I respect and admire every
thing the guy has done," he
sold "But I ran play half-court
in the playground and thorn's a
lot of moss on mo. The NBA Is
a marathon, even part-time. It'a
not a 10O-yard sprint.
Johnson's gung-ho spirit Is
something McGuire admires
but not something ho necessari
ly condones.
"Right now. It's like. 'Charge
that machine gun nest!' " he
said. "It scares me. I don't
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