Drexler: "Everybody kept waiting for Magic to die"

[swyyyguy]

Originally Posted by Scientific1 Dud why arent you on H-I positng?

because i'm on clutchfans posting?

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@Jonathan_Feigen: Clyde Drexler to release statement denying critical comments attributed to him about Magic Johnson in Jack McCallum's Dream Team book.

http://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/s...12071240384512

We knew this because the REAL Clyde would have mentioned something about Magic being a consumate professional, night in and night out.

[don grahamleone]

Clyde the Glyde right out the front door begs to be fired. Again.

[donnie25od]

Originally Posted by rocketman84 Wow! Maybe this can be used to fire Clyde and hire Calvin.

This! Please God this. In all reality he had some points in what he was saying, but to be hating on an all star mvp snub 20 yrs ago-- come on man. If this can be used to get him out of broadcasting it may be the best news this offseason, depending on what goes down tomorrow.

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Clyde trying to deny he said it.

Jonathan_Feigen (Jonathan Feigen) Rockets released Clyde's statement. Denies saying such "hurtful things." "I take great exception to having such comments attributed to me."

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Ben Golliver
Clyde Drexler denies recent comments critical of Magic Johnson: "I was one of Magic’s biggest supporters during that difficult period in his life and I take great exception to having such comments attributed to me. Magic and I have a friendship that goes back more than 28 years and I would never say such hurtful things. I have reached out to Magic to assure him that I did not say those things and to apologize to him and his family for even having to respond to something as baseless as this."

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Originally Posted by Zergling http://deadspin.com/5921227/ He might be right about Magic and the All-star game MVP, but wow... hard to believe he'd be so bitter about it. And supposedly in this Dream Team book he also claims: Sigh. Guess we'll have to call this another Drexlerism.

Clyde wasn't Jordan but he was like Robinson or Pat Ewing

All those guys would have been "all time greats" if they hadn't had the misfortune to be matched against Jordan, Dream and Shaq.

That quote, legit or not is talking about his physical skills and he's not wrong about those. Like David Robinson who was a beast specimen, Drexler was among the best ever in the NBA

I mean, if Lebron had to play Jordan in his prime with the full weight of Stern and Nike behind him, how many rings do you think Lebron would have won? Clyde was a great player. Horrible commentator like 90% of ex players... I mean, he's talking about Magic and Magic himself is atrocious on ESPN. Think a lot of the guys slamming Clyde only know him as a crappy color analyst and never even saw him play

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http://www.jackmccallum.net/2012/06/.../#.T-ub4xdDzt9

^ Must read as it adds more context to Clyde's quotes.

But here’s something else that was not in the Deadspin excerpt but is in the book: When Magic came back to the NBA after the Olympics, he faced renewed controversy, some of it coming from a Dream Team mate—Karl Malone. And in that charged atmosphere–freighted with ignorance, misunderstanding and, frankly, a dearth of information about a disease that we still can’t fully control–Drexler said this: “If Magic wants to play, I’ll play against him.” There is a lot more in the book about Drexler’s opinions on who should’ve been left off, his feelings about being the 11th man, and his take on the behind-the-scenes negotiating about Isiah Thomas. But since Drexler has been criticized for what he said about Magic, I want to make it clear that, two decades ago, the man stood the tallest of all the Dream Teamers in welcoming Magic back to the league.

[DieHard Rocket]

http://www.jackmccallum.net/2012/06/.../#.T-xf2rVfEgh

Full transcript of Mccallum's interview with Clyde for the book.

Clyde obviously did not have any malice behind his words, but as we know he is very prone to sticking his foot in his mouth and that's all he did hear. He's not very intelligent with choosing words and it shows here.

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Remember when Selena Roberts came out with her tell all Arod book and released some snippits to the public before it was released.....

....yeah, me neither...