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Rejuvenated Magic Keys The 1982 Los Angeles Lakers Championship Year

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The opening of the season was marked by turmoil for the 1982 Los Angeles Lakers, but the ending was drenched in champagne, as a healthy and rejuvenated Magic Johnson led the franchise to its second NBA title in three years. GREAT 1980s SPORTS MOMENTS Start reading today.  Magic had been injured in the 1981 regular season […]

1982 Sports: Forgotten Baseball Moments, Another Garden Party & Legends Reach The Top

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This is part of a series of sports history articles aimed at preserving the best moments of the modern sports era, from 1976 to the present. The focus is team sports—college & pro basketball and football, major league baseball and hockey. This article offers a snapshot of 1982 sports, a year highlighted by some forgotten moments in major league baseball, the second straight big Game 7 in Boston Garden and two college legends finally getting a ring.