Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday September 29 2002 — B7 lento mow MIF intraO G!i!ii®i7S- IROsqMd© - SPRINGFIELD Mass (AP) — This was a prize that Magic Johnson and Larry Bird could : share Johnson was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday night reunited with his former rival in a ceremony that evoked tears for Drazen Pctrovic and laughs for the antics of the Harlem Globetrotters before the star of Showtime stole the show “You allowed me for 12 or 13 years to be a little boy to play the game I love to try to be the best player could be to try to win games and to also turn the fans on” Johnson told commissioner David Stem between standing ovations “Hopefully they had as good a time' as I had” The Hall christens a new $36 million home this weekend starting with the enshrinement of the Class of 2002: Johnson Petrovic the Globetrotters Philadelphia 76ers coach Lany Brown North Carolina State women’s coach Kay Yow and Arizona coach Lute Olson Jim O’Connell college basketball writer for The Associ Philadelphia public-relatioman who first counted rebounds steals and blocked shots was given the Bunn Award for his contributions to the game M of the inductees had to pick a current Hall of Famer to present him and Johnson chose Bird— a nod to recognize the impact they had on each others’ careers making each other bet- ter and driving the NBA to unprecedented heights The two have become friends since their playing days when they com-petfor the 1979 NCAA title and three NBA championships in the 1980s “I was going to speak from my heart” Bird said “But man he broke my heart so many times do I have anyns ed thing left?” ' Although Johnson was the headliner several of the inductees singled out tire Glo- - victory in the morning Woods carried the load in match a pivotal best-ba- ll the previously unde- -' against Continued from B1 feated tandem of Garcia and won’t sleep great any of us Westwood until we win” Faced with going When Scott Hoch missed an bn the 1 1th hole Woods par putt on the 18th to chipped in for birdie to match Garcia putah end to another exhila- The more crucial moment rating day of wild changes in momentum and on the leader-boar- d came on the 16th Westwood the matches were tied birdie putt and holed a 20-foat 8 for the first time since the lowest-rankplayer in Kiawah Island SC the Ryder Cup (No 148) con“I think we’re all pleased tinued an amazing perfor- — not tickled to death or mance happy — but pleased that Wopds had to make an we’re US ' captain Curto keep alive any chance tis Strange said of winning a situation he's been in countless times The History favors the United States putt fell iii die center of the cup The Sunday singles are vir“It’s a fun feeling to have a tually a US birthright in the guy out there you know can ' Ryder Cup Only five times in ' make it” Love said the the Woods hit his approach to histoiy of matches have the Americans the 17th to 4 feet but he never lost the singles series and just had to putt when Love once since European dominachipped in from just off the tion of the Cup began in 1985 green to birdie Europe con--' “What is history?” Thomas tributed to the rest of the comeback Bjom said “We won singles 7-- 5 at Oak Hill (in 1995) It Garcia missed a can be done We know they’re birdie putt on the 17th that ' would have secured at least a going to come out hard and we know we’ve got to play halve Then Westwood our best to beat them We’ve missed a ot par putt on the on 18th to give the Americans a got good enough players 1 -our side to win this” up victory Garcia jumping and danc- European captain Sam is sending his best out ing around The Belfry the first two days threw his ball into early the opposite of Mark tactic when James’ the water and later kick his the United States rallied to bag in disgust win three years ago at Brook“We’ve got to go out and win the singles” Garcia said line First off is Montgomerie “If we play well we’re better unbeaten in four matches folthan anybody” The victory spared Woods lowed by Garcia and Love one controversial Strange is saving his best decision for last — Phil Mickelson Garcia and Westwood who lost his only match in the afternoon and Woods grabbed momentum when ' they both hit driver onto the “They have one Tiger We lOdi green The Americans have 12 lions" Torrance said backed down from the chalThat one Tiger came up lenge laying up on the 277-yar- d huge Saturday After teaming with Love — hole and taking their chances with a wedge Both his eighth partner in three failed to make birdie Ryder Cups — for an alter Woods nate-sh- ot ot ot 8-- ed 8-- 8” 75-ye- ar ‘ virus in 1991 a time w hen it was thought the diagnosis was a virtual death sentence “I’m doing very well like I have been for the last 1 1 years” he said Friday morning “It's still laying asleep in my body So the medicine is doing its job I'm doing my job And God is doing his" Johnson did his job at every level winning championships in high school college the Olympics and NBA — five in fact And he did it from every part of the court a point guard who redefined the position and played the others too when the Likens needed' He said he became convinced he could excel in the NBA after Game 6 of the 1980 finals against Philadelphia when the rookie filled in at center and had 42 points and IS rebounds He won the fust of three NBA Finals MVP awards But it was the rivalry with Bird and the Boston Celtics that helped define Johnson and both said made them the players that they were Johnson led Michigan State to the 1979 NCAA title by beating ated Press and CBS er Jim Nantz will be honored with the Hall’s Curt Gowdy Award presented to members of the print and electronic media for outstanding contributions to the sport Harvey Pollack a longtime head-to-he- - Earvin ’Magic Johnson right breaks out laughing during view with Larry Bird at the Basketball Hall of Fame Friday betrotters for teaching them the love of the game With past stars including Curly Neal and MeadoWlark Lemon on the stage six current Globetrotters came out to perform their famous dribble and passing tricks to the strains of “Sweet Georgia Brown” Petrovic the NBA star and Ultimately it didn’t matter That wasn’t the case for ' Duval who was 21own in his best-ba- ll match with Mark Calcavecchia when he became' the first— and only — Amer-ican to give it a shot He hit tt driver to 20 feet for a birdie that won the hole and " gave him momentum “I figured if I could hit it up there then it would force their hand a bit and maybe it wpuld change the tides” Duval said “That’s exactly what two-pu- Olympic silver two-tim- e ' AP photo inter- an medalist died in a car acci- dent in 1993 Olson accepted by videotape from Italy where he is attending his son’s wedding Johnson admitted he wor- tied he also wouldn’t be able ' to attend He first retired after testing positive for the AIDS Bird's Indiana State and the two met three more times in ' the NBA Finals in the 1980s They were together again Friday joking about their legendary competitive streaks like ' they never did when they went in one of the most intense — and lucrative — rivalries in NBA history “I'd like to call out to Celtics fans across the country: It's time to lay down your weapons” Bird joked “The battle is finally over and it’s time to move on” Johnson won a gold medal ' at Barcelona returned for the 1992 All-Stgame and had a 1 stint as Lakers coach in 1994 He returned for 32 games as a player in the 1995- season before retiring for good and becoming a successful businessman In all he had 17707 points 6559 rebounds and 1724 steals as a pro and he was the NBA leader in assists (10141) until John Stockton broke his record in 1995 A total of 524 different Globetrotters have played 20000 games in 1 17 countries since the team was founded in 1927 : ar Board Certified i Duane Bohman md V Itei BRYAN R LARSEN Dirk R MD Davis md We Specialize In All Digestive Disorders NORTHERN UTAH Heartburn and acid disorders Intestinal disorders GASTROENTEROLOGY & ENDOSCOPY SPECIALISTS lyip-pene- d” - 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