Magic Johnson went 1-on-1 with LeBron James – and the Lakers won

Magic Johnson arrived at LeBron James’ home determined to talk basketball with the game’s greatest player. Johnson didn’t have charts or graphs or a PowerPoint presentation. He thought back to the way late Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss recruited free agents.
“Dr. Buss was the ultimate closer,” Johnson said.
Johnson, the Lakers’ president of basketball operations, went alone.
He and James talked basketball during a late-night meeting June 30. It was just two lege