February 12, 1992...The Portland Observer...Page 7
‘Magic’ Johnson Earns MVP Status , Drexler
Shows He Belongs on the Olympic Team
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BY BILL BARBER
The N B A A ll-S tar Game proved to
the w orld what we in Portland knew all
along. Clyde D rexler has earned a place
on the U SA O lym pic “ Dream Team.”
He illustrates what the “ O lym pic Tra­
dition” and “ Sportsmanship” has stood
for since the days o f the ancient Greeks.
The last minute o f the game tells
the story better than any stat sheet. It is
too soon to te ll right now but it may go
down in N B A history as one o f the most
memorable last minutes in basketball
history. Clyde had held Michael Jordan
to o nly 18 points fo r the day. Magic
indicated he wanted to try Jordan one-
on-one. Clyde deferred. As the two
basketball legends faced each other for
what w ould be the last time ever, Clyde
just stood aside and clapped his hands
in approval. Fact is, everyone in the
Orlando Arena came to their feet and
clapped w ith approval. Destiny and
circumstance dictated that Jordan’ s shot
would not fa ll. It m ight have been des­
tiny again intervening when Clyde leaped
to the second story to get the rebound.
Looking back, it makes you wonder i f
he wanted to make absolutely certain
he w ould be directly involved in the
event that follow ed. A fte r he pulled
down the rebound, he dished the ball o ff
to Johnson. When D rexler got the ball
back, he seemed determined to get the
ball to Johnson, even though Magic was
being double teamed by Isaiah Thompson
and M ichael Jordan. It has to be re­
membered at that D rexler was in line
for the most singular honor in the N B A .
1 By being in control o f the ball, Clyde
controlled his own destiny. A lo t o f
Portland fans were hoping he would
dribble the ball to run down the clock.
Maybe he would drive to the hoop and
show the w orld there is a need fo r a
“ G lide ” shoe to sit next to the “ A ir ”
shoes on the shelf. Other fans probably
figured D rexler would just dazzle the
crowd w ith a final “ It was great to be
here - Good bye” three pointer.
It is a situation every k id who ever
bounced a ball dreams about. Think
ckr»»
K o he
t h r through
n iin h
whatever
shot
to the hole.
Class shows. D rexler’ s class truly
showed on Sunday Feb. 9th. Clyde
“ Did The Right Thing.” He gave Magic
the opportunity to w in the M V P . Then
Magic did what he has done so many
times. Not just making a basket. He
made a memory for everyone in the
basketball world. D rexler and Johnson
were only two o f the people who knew
he would make his last shot in the
N B A . When you look at the N B A stats
years from now, there should be an
asterisk n e x tto " 1992 A ll-S tar M V P .”
It should say “ Sportsmanship Assist -
Clyde D rexler.”
Sportsmanship is what the O lym ­
pic Games is all about. I t ’ s about the
Russian who gave some helpful advice
to Bob Seagren. He showed Seagren a
technique in the shot put that helped
Bob beat him and w in the Decathlon.
It ’ s about the Marathoner who stopped
to aid a competitor who had fallen. The
fallen athlete was leading at the time.
By stopping, the marathoner probably
gave up his shot at a medal. I t ’ s about
Clyde D rexler givin g up his chance to
be remembered as the best o f the best,
so that he could o ffer another man the
opportunity to have onE last shot at
about i t Haven’ t you ever heard your­
self saying the same thing as you played
that solitary game all alone at your
“ personal” court? Y ou know , the court
w ith the lop-sided bent down rim . The
one w ith only a few strings left on the
beat-to-death net. D on’ t you remember
pretending you were Oscar Robertson,
Akeem or Clyde? You called their name
as you held the ball. Clyde holds the
ball!...Tim e is running dow n!...It is the
N B A A ll-S tar Game!...Drexler has the
M V P in his pocket!.....He lets the ball
go and......... Choose: (A .) Sinks a three
w ith nothing but net and wins the M V P
(B.) Throws up an air ball that bounces
o ff Charles B arkley’ s bald head and
then goes in the hole and wins the M VP
OR (C.) Passes the ball.
I f you watched the game or saw the
highlights, that is not how it happened.
I f you really know the kind ol man
Clyde Drexler is, you did n ’ t even have
to watch it on T V . You just knew how
it was going to end. Drexler showed the
kind o f class he had by holding on to the
ball until M agic Johnson was in posi­
tion. Clyde knew he was giving up the
M VP. He had to know that destiny d ic ­
tated that M agic was going to make
PSU Open House for Prospective Students
and Their Families
Students and fam ilies interested in
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ition are invited to an open house
iturday, February 29, from 9 a.m. to
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Following registration and refresh-
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ame prospective PSU students and
ieir fam ilies. S taff from the Career
enter w ill discuss career options,
'urrent PSU students w ill provide guided
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ay.
Inform ational sessions take place
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lepartmental representatives w ill be
ivailable. A t the same time, parents
v ill be advised about transitions to a
:ollege environment by Vice Provost
4ancy Tang.
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mtertained by members o f the PSU
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her comm unity service representa-
ves w ill announce a grant to improve
ifety for seniors and four community
»rums at a press conference 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, February 19, at 9:30 a.m.
the Multicultural Senior Center, 5325
Í.E. M artin Luther K ing Jr. Blvd.
Portland/M ultnomah Commission
n Aging, in cooperation w ith Aging
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crviccs D ivision to implement a
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lders. The purpose o f the Coalition is
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igether to more effectively address
onccms o f safety for seniors in North
and Northeast Portland.
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get ideas about what kind o f projects
and training can be done to make your
com m unity safer. Police C hie f Tom
Potter w ill kick o ff each forum.
Community Forums:
Colum bia V illa
Com m unity Center
8920 N. Woolsey
Tuesday, February 25
9:30 a.m.-12:00 noon
Peace Lutheran Church
2201 N. Portland Blvd.
Friday, February 28
1:00 p.m.-3:3O p.m.
It was M agic’s Show.
Clyde D rexler truly exemplifies
the O lym pic Spirit. It is not just be­
cause we arc from Portland, Oregon.
Clyde is the kind o f man we would like
representing the USA in the Olympics.
Sunday, Clyde D rexler proved he de­
serves to be an O lym piad. You should
write: Dave G avitt, 1750 E. Boulder
St., Colorado Springs, CO 80909, i f
W hen: Saturday, February 22; 10
a.m. t ill noon.
Where: Grand Central B ow ling
Lanes 808 S.E. M orrison, Portland
W h a t: So ju s t what is a B ow lar­
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A Bowlarama is when friends o f
Tanya Collier get together to raise money
for her campaign by bow ling for
dollars....small change is also good!
Each bow ler asks their friends and
fam ily to sponsor them in this Tourna­
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certain amount per pin per game. Even
non-bowlers can jo in the fun. Y o u ’re
guaranteed a m inim um o f 100 pins per
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Ex-heavy weight champion M ike
Tyson was found guilty o f raping a
Miss Black Am erica contestant in his
hotel room.
Tyson was the youngest heavy­
w eight champion at age 20, and at 25,
was m aking a bid at becoming the
heavyweight champion again.
The boxer faces a maximum sen­
tence o f sixty years in prison. He was
found g u ilty on all charges, one count
o f rape and tw o o f sexual deviances.
R arh count carries a 20 year maximum
sentence in prison.
F ifty witnesses testified and it took
the ju ry 9 hours to deliver the v e rd ic t
Sentencing is set on March 6. M r.
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Boys Tee-Ball - 6 to 8 years
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greatness. One last memory.
“ It was M agic’ s show, and I think
everyone in the building wanted it to
go the way it went. N o one was happier
than m yself,” D rexler said when he
arrived home after the game. “ Every­
body wanted to see the ball in his
hands. This was his last game w ith the
N B A players. “ I made every effort to
get him the b all.” D rexler concluded.
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