Isiah Thomas “Really Hurt” Over Recent Book Penned by Magic Johnson and Larry Bird

In a recent interview with SI.com NBA legend Isiah Thomas said he felt blindsided by a recent book written by fellow Hall of Famers Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, saying he was “very hurt” by the criticisms penned by the for Lakers star who he considered a close friend.

Thomas said he always felt like he had a strong friendship with Magic but after seeing the book “When The Game Was Ours,” written with author Jackie MacMullan, he was stunned by the allegations Johnson levied.

In the book Johnson said he received little support from Thomas after he retired in 1991 following his HIV diagnosis. Johnson said Thomas questioned his sexuality when he learned of his diagnosis, something Thomas denies.

Johnson also described in the book how he fought to keep Thomas off the 1992 U.S. Olympic basketball team in Barcelona, apparently in retaliation for the earlier allegations made by Thomas.

Thomas was stunned by what was in the book telling SI.com, “I'm really hurt, and I really feel taken advantage of for all these years. I'm totally blindsided by this. Every time that I've seen Magic, he has been friendly with me. Whenever he came to a Knick game, he was standing in the tunnel with me. He and (Knicks assistant coach) Herb (Williams) and I, we would go out to dinner in New York. I didn't know he felt this way.''

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