Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson spoke on stage at the Michael Jackson memorial to give their thoughts on the King of Pop. Kobe had a short statement while Magic told a story about himself and Michael. Read the full story

The passing of Michael Jackson came as a surprise and touched people around the world. Folks are still mourning his death. I’ve talked about Mike Jack’s connection to the sports world through Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and the NFL. In this video Michael sings the National Anthem as a member of The Jackson 5 before Game 1 of the 1970 Baltimore-Cincinnati World Series. Read the full story

Michael Jackson, the greatest performer of our lifetime, died at the age of 50 in a Los Angeles hospital on Thursday. Before he became a pale-faced punchline the King of Pop was the biggest star on the planet. No Internet, no hype. Just dancing and hit after hit.

Nobody likes to admit it now (Like nobody admits to owning one of the millions of records MC Hammer sold) but there was a time when it was cool to be like Mike. It was common to see dudes sportin’ the orange Thriller jacket or one glove, and everybody tried to master the moonwalk. Read the full story

Many of you are probably too young to remember this but there was a time when Michael Jackson was considered a little strange but not Wacko. It was even cool for Michael Jordan to get dance lesson from Michael Jackson.

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