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Cooper Flagg Should Turn Down NBA Draft & Stay At Duke, Larry Johnson Says

Published: 04/05/2025

If Larry Johnson were in Cooper Flagg's giant Blue Devil sneakers, he tells TMZ Sports he'd forgo the NBA for one more year ... and stay put in Durham. Flagg, of course, is the prohibitive favorite to go at the top of this year's draft ... but Johnson made it clear to us he'd like to see the…

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Larry Johnson, Runnin' Rebel Stars Dropping Doc on '90 UNLV Title Team

Published: 03/31/2025

Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon, Anderson Hunt, Greg Anthony and the rest of the Runnin' Rebels are getting a documentary (about time!) on their famed '90 NCAA Championship squad -- a team the guys say is the greatest ever! Johnson, Augmon, and Hunt joined Babcock ... where they announced the brand…

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Larry Johnson Believes Knicks Can 'Go Far' In Playoffs, But No Title

Published: 03/26/2023

Larry Johnson loves what he sees with the NY Knicks (granted, we talked to him before the Magic loss) ... and says if they keep hooping like they've been, he sees Jalen Brunson's squad making a run in the playoffs! "I'm very happy with what we look like this year," the Knicks legend told Babcock…

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NBA's Larry Johnson Says Zion Williamson's Draft Day Tears Are Progress

Published: 06/21/2019

Former NBA #1 overall pick Larry Johnson says he LOVED seeing Zion Williamson cry after being the top pick, because he wanted to show the same emotion when he was drafted, but felt like he couldn't. Larry was taken with the top spot in the '91 draft, and when we talked to him in NYC he told us he…

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Ray Allen Is Casting 'Space Jam 2,' Here Are Your Monstars!!!

Published: 09/25/2018

We're assuming Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Larry Johnson, Muggsy Bogues and Shawn Bradley won't be back for LeBron's "Space Jam 2" ... so the movie is gonna need some new Monstars. And, NBA Hall Of Famer Ray Allen is gonna tell us who they should be. If you remember, the Monstars were the…

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NBA's Larry Johnson Says Knicks Shouldn't Trade Porzingis

Published: 06/20/2017

Grandmama has spoken ... with Larry Johnson telling TMZ Sports he REALLY hopes his NY Knicks don't trade away Kristaps Porzingis. The rumors are spreading like wildfire ... that Phil Jackson is taking calls from other NBA teams looking to make a deal for the Latvian wonderkid before the NBA Draft.…

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NBA's Larry Johnson -- Bricks On $500k Loan ... Sued

Published: 02/22/2016

More money problems for Grandmama ... this time Larry Johnson's being sued for close to $500,000 after allegedly blowing off a bank loan from 2007 ... TMZ Sports has learned. Bank of America claims the former NBA star -- who filed for bankruptcy last year -- is in the hole to the tune of…

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Ex-NBA Star Larry Johnson -- Settles Up With Baby Mama ... Go Ahead, Take My House

Published: 09/20/2015

Former NBA superstar Larry Johnson was nearly a million bucks in the hole with one of his baby mamas -- but he found a way to make her happy ... hand over the keys to a house!! Laura Tate filed docs claiming the ex-Knicks and Hornets player was way behind in child support payments -- to the tune…

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Ex-NBA Star Larry Johnson -- 26 Million Reasons He Needs to PAY ME ... Says Baby Mama

Published: 05/06/2015

Former NBA star Larry Johnson isn't broke at all, and actually stashed $26 million in a private account years ago ... according to one of his FOUR baby mamas. TMZ Sports broke the story... Johnson filed for bankruptcy in March. According to court docs, some of the debt is owed to his myriad…

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NBA's Larry Johnson -- Alleged Deadbeat Dad ... To FOUR Baby Mamas!!

Published: 03/25/2015

This might be a record ... but former NBA star Larry Johnson has been accused of being a deadbeat dad ... BY FOUR WOMEN AT THE SAME TIME ... TMZ Sports has learned. Johnson wasn't just a stud on the court ... but the 46-year-old apparently lived up to his last name in the bedroom as well, siring 5…

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NBA Star Larry Johnson: 'Memba Him?

Published: 05/28/2010

Former UNLV and NY Knick forward Larry Johnson made a bunch of hysterical Converse ads as Grandmama in the '90s. Guess what he looks like now!

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Larry Johnson Believes Knicks Can 'Go Far' In Playoffs, But No Title

Larry Johnson loves what he sees with the NY Knicks (granted, we talked to him before the Magic loss) ... and says if they keep hooping like they've been, he sees Jalen Brunson's squad making a run in the playoffs!

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Larry Johnson Weighs in on March Madness

We also asked Larry -- an NCAA champ at UNLV -- about this year's tourney and the endless shocking upsets ... like number-one seeds Purdue and Kansas, amongst other teams, being sent home early.

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NBA's Larry Johnson Says Zion Williamson's Draft Day Tears Are Progress

Former NBA #1 overall pick Larry Johnson says he LOVED seeing Zion Williamson cry after being the top pick, because he wanted to show the same emotion when he was drafted, but felt like he couldn't.

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