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Magic Johnson To Serve On Square's Board
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 3:29pm | 408Retired basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. will join Square’s Board of Directors this summer, according to a press release issued Wednesday. Square is a company aimed at helping businesses of all sizes access to the same tools that big companies have. It was founded by Jim...
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5 Candidates To Purchase The Los Angeles Clippers
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 12:30pm | 1049The state that voted the biggest action movie star ever its governor and whose capital city's mayor-ship is in the hands of a former NBA all-star may have its once sad-sack franchise open for bidding. The fun is just beginning. Donald Sterling will soon be out. That's the plan NBA...
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Confirmed: Magic Johnson Coming Back to Detroit, Will Join Dan Gilbert's Venture Capital Firm
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 9:58am | 63After hopeful tweets and hints from Quicken Loan's founder, Benzinga has confirmed that Magic Johnson will join Detroit Venture Partners, the Detroit-focused venture capital firm from Dan Gilbert. Gilbert started the new venture capital business, which focuses on entrepreneurship and technology,...
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Magic Johnson and Dan Gilbert Team Up to Save Detroit?
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 8:03am | 141It seems that an NBA legend and the Quicken Loans founder/chairman are about to join forces at Detroit Venture Partners. The news isn't official just yet, but according to the Associated Press, Gilbert said that he will announce an addition to his company later today. His spokespeople confirmed...
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Could Magic Johnson Buy The Orlando Magic?
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 12:17pm | 181CNBC's Darren Rovell thinks it might be a possibility. Magic Johnson recently sold his stake in the Los Angeles Lakers, a team he used to play for in the 1980's and 1990's. Since then, Johnson has had many business ventures and jobs, including night shows, broadcasting, and the most important,...