Magic Johnson Told LeBron, Carmelo to ‘Pick Up the Phone’ Before 2004 Team USA

Magic Johnson Told LeBron, Carmelo to ‘Pick Up the Phone’ Before 2004 Team USA

When Magic Johnson looks back at the 2004 U.S. Olympic team, he doesn’t start with the roster.He starts with what didn’t happen.Specifically, what LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony — two of the brightest young stars in the league at the time — didn’t do before the team ever arrived in Athens.Because in Johnson’s eyes, the foundation of that team was never fully built.Magic’s Message Was Simple — and DirectDuring a “Two on Two” conversation that i…