[James Worthy will release his autobiography next week, titled Becoming Worthy. For anyone who can’t wait until next week, here’s a brief article on Big Game James during his Laker days to tide you over. What’s unique about this article is Bill Needle, the late-great former Atlanta Hawks’ PR director-turned-Cleveland radio sports personality, wrote it for the January 1991 issue of Magic Magazine. Rarely do you find an official publication of another NBA team—the Orlando Magic—willing to sing the praises of a rival superstar. But Needle pulled it off, maybe because Worthy was just that respected around the NBA among players, coaches, and fans. Can’t wait to read or listen to his book! And never call him Jim!] **** In Los Angeles, that land of fruits, nuts, no-look passes, Rambis Youth, skyhooks, Coop-a-loops, designer suits, slicked-back hair, and championships, you gotta have a gimmick, baby. You gotta have a gimmick. And James Worthy has the best gimmick of all. He has no gimmicks.…
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