On the latest Smitty's Top Plays Under The Rim, a James Harden crossover earns a return spot & Nick Van Exel gets his flowers ...
This was demonstrated when a then-36-year-old Magic Johnson addressed his L.A. Lakers teammate, Nick Van Exel, after an NBA ... seed before succumbing to the Rockets in the first round.
They appeared to have gotten that from Nick Van Exel and Eddie Jones ... but were eliminated in the first round by the Houston Rockets. That left Johnson frustrated since he placed a high premium ...