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SPORTS Tuesday 13 June 2017

RE-CUP

This Sept. 21, 1991 file photo
shows Michael Jordan, left,
and Earvin “Magic” Johnson
holding their uniforms for the
1992 US Olympic Basketball
team in Chicago.
Associated Press

LeBron says
he’d want

Magic, Jordan

as his 3-on-3

teammates

DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer
LeBron James knows who
his dream teammates
would be in a 3-on-3 com-
petition at the 2020 Olym-
pics — Michael Jordan
and Magic Johnson.
Jordan and Johnson’s
names came to James
without any hesitation
when asked by The As-
sociated Press which past
greats he would like to play
with. The Cavaliers star was
a bit more reserved when
he came to picking pres-
ent day players.
“I don’t know, I have to Penguins claim back-to-back Stanley Cup titles
think about it,” James said.
Not that James — or Magic
or Michael — is participat-
ing.
James didn’t think he Pittsburgh Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin (71), of Russia,
would consider playing in and Sidney Crosby (87) pose for a photo with the
the new Olympic event in Stanley Cup after defeating the Nashville Predators
2-0 in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final,
the Tokyo Games, but is Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.
happy it was added. Associated Press
“It’s great for basketball,” Page 19
he said.
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