Earvin “Magic” Johnson is no stranger to professional sports team ownership, this after he was a part owner of his former squad, The Los Angeles Lakers. The savvy businessman, who was instrumental in a group that bought the Los Angeles Dodgersbaseball team, returns with essentially the same team of investors to buy the WNBA‘s Los Angeles Sparks. Source:HipHopWired.com

H-Town

Lawyer: NBA Owners Treat Players Like “Plantation Workers Attorney Jeffrey Kessler who represents the NBA players’ association, told the Washington Post that owners are treating players like “plantation workers” during the ongoing lockout. Bryant Gumbel also made mention of Stern being similar to a plantation owner. source

Magic Johnson: 20th Anniversary of HIV Announcement Whether you believe he had it, has it, lost it or was pegged as the official spokesperson for the disease, it’s been 20 years sinceMagic Johnson announced he had the HIV virus. Source

National

As AM 1200 WCHB reported yesterday, Magic Johnson planned to make an announcement in Detroit that he teased on his twitter that would create jobs for his home state of Michigan.

National

Wayne State University’s Tom Adams Field was packed Wednesday morning to hear First Lady’s speech on mentoring and the future of Detroit: the youth.