Legendary Sportswriter Roland Lazenby discusses his new book: "Magic" The Life of Earvin "Magic" Johnson" & shares stories covering Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, & much more!

0:00 Intro

1:03 Bruce teases who the special guest will be on the show

1:20 Bruce introduces special guest Roland Lazenby

2:12 Roland discusses his new book titled “Magic” The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson set to be released next month

3:55 Bruce asks Roland to share a fact about Magic Johnson that even the biggest Magic fans probably don’t know

4:50 Roland elaborates on whether or not Magic Johnson should be considered the ultimate “Citizen Athlete”

8:40 Roland discusses the timeline he documented within his latest book on Magic

12:27 World B asks Roland to compare Michael Jordan to Kobe Bryant

17:12 Bruce shares a personal story on his time with Magic Johnson & Roland elaborates on Magic’s special ability to build relationships with others

19:20 Ross asks Roland his thoughts on HBO’s “Winning Time” & whether he thought Jerry West was portrayed unfairly

28:18 World B shares a quick story on how he first discovered how good of a player Jerry West was before Roland digs deeper into Jerry West

34:24 Bruce asks Roland to discuss the Chicago Bulls & of course gets his thoughts on ESPN’s “The Last Dance”

42:37 What surprised Roland the most about Kobe Bryant while writing his book on “The Mamba”

48:08 How Kobe connected with other people and touched the lives of so many