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Dunc'd On Basketball NBA Podcast

Mega Pod: Magic Resigns; Playoff Scenarios; Looking Back on Preseason Predictions; Awards Part 2

Dunc'd On Basketball NBA Podcast

Nate Duncan

Sports

4.52.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2019

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Magic Johnson's stunning resignation means a huge pod today. We give our reaction to the end of his tenure, look at playoff scenarios going into the last night of the season, look back on preseason predictions such as MVP and championship contenders,...

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0:00.0

Oh, it's one of those days, Danny.

0:02.0

One of those days where we put 125 minutes, oh wait, no.

0:05.7

An hour and 25 in the can, and then five minutes

0:08.4

after we record, massive news happens,

0:10.8

and we have to record a little bit over the top of it.

0:13.8

Magic Johnson announced his resignation

0:16.2

in a tasteful letter that he ran through the PR department

0:21.0

and made sure everyone in the organization,

0:23.2

and no, actually he had in fact just had an impromptu press

0:26.4

conference at Staples Center to announce that he had resigned.

0:30.2

What was your initial reaction when you first heard about it?

0:33.0

Well, so how I heard about it was actually,

0:35.9

I was watching games and wasn't checking Twitter,

0:38.9

and then I saw somebody, you mentioned, you said to me,

0:42.9

well, I guess we have to record tonight,

0:44.2

and I thought you were referring to Steph Curry

0:45.9

turning his ankle.

0:46.8

And then I saw the absolute firestorm that had just erupted

0:52.0

with everything, and my first thought going back to,

0:55.2

you know, a lot of times we connect these things to the personal

0:58.0

was just the idea of announcing to the press and to the world

1:02.9

that you don't want to do the job anymore,

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