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Magic Johnson discusses the NBA Finals and the challenges faced by the Spurs in this episode of Get Up.

Get Up resumes with all of our NBA experts weighing in on the Spurs lack of experience! They're the 2nd youngest team to reach the finals, and their vets are not helping! What can they do to turn this series around? Meanwhile - Rich Eisen and Greeny reminisce about the old days of ESPN in a new series "This Was SportsCenter." Then - Magic Johnson for a full half hour on the finals, the state of the league, and how it compares to back when he plays! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: Mike Greenberg

Guest: Magic Johnson

Topics covered

• NBA Finals
• Magic Johnson
• Spurs
• sports history
• ESPN
• basketball analysis

Keywords

• NBA Finals
• Magic Johnson
• Spurs
• basketball
• sports analysis
• Rich Eisen
• Mike Greenberg

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Organizations: ESPN, Spurs

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