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...projects, one of which is the Magic Johnson Movie Theaters in Los Angeles' predominantly black community of Crenshaw; the movie complex is one of the top five in the U.S. in gross revenues and has sparked a business revival in its tough South Central neighborhood. He tried coaching the Lakers during the second half of the '94 season, but quit after finding it was harder to communicate with the modern player while wearing a suit rather than a Laker uniform. He bought 5% of the club from owner Jerry Buss, a share he had to sell back last week...
...MONTHS LATER, JOHNSON was working out with the Lakers, who until last week were a young and talented but leaderless team stuck in third place in the Pacific Division. After a few practice sessions, the guard tandem of Nick Van Exel and Eddie Jones, and later coach Del Harris and Laker executive vice president Jerry West, put a full-court press on Johnson, asking him to return, telling him that he was just what the team needed. Said Harris: "I don't care if I have to sleep outside his house. I want him." Perhaps the most important endorsement came...
...score of 9-1 wasn't too bad, but don't tell that to Laker Coach Jeff Jackson...
...that when Laker Kurt Miller put his team up 3-0 at the 5:07 mark of the second period, BU had as many shots as the Lakers had goals--three. The shot chart showed 21 for Lake State at the time...
Lake Superior State forward Sean Tallaire was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Tallaire racked up three goals and three assists in the two games at St. Paul..Tallaire, Laker captain Clayton Beddoes, BU forward Mike Pomichter and Laker defensemen Steve Barnes and Keith Aldridge were named to the All-Tournament team. Harvard captain Sean McCann missed the team by three votes..Lake State has won the championships two out of the last three year. The Lakers downed Wisconsin in 1992 before losing to Maine last year...Lake state's three national championships have come Olympic years...