One-on-One: The Untold Story of the Game That Made Magic
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What pivotal moment in sports history is explored in this episode?
Welcome to Pablo Torre Finds Out. I am Pablo Torre, and today we're going to find out what this sound is.
I wanted him to feel human and not like an amoeba. Right after this ad.
Foster, you're not here for your sports expertise. No, I'm not. But you are here because... First off, I need to apologize to you because this took way too long to get on the show. It's been over a year. It has been. And there's a reason why we've been investigating this story for so long. I promise. But to just timestamp us as to like how this started for you. Yeah. There is a flyer. There is a flyer. With a date. And I was hoping you could read it and describe the thing that sent you down this rabbit hole in the first place. The thing that sent me down this rabbit hole is a black square on which is some neon-colored writing that says Circo Loco on two lines. And under it, it says New York Halloween, 26 October 2024.
And on the lineup are some DJs, names below it. And Me Vs. Rampa, a guy named Chris Stussy, Golfos, which is an act of two DJs, Pasa and Dennis Cruz, one named map.ake, and the very last name on it at the bottom in the center is Ronnie Cycli, below which are the words Brooklyn Storehouse, which is a massive warehouse in Brooklyn. And so the idea that Ronnie Cycli caught your eye. Yes. What did you think when you saw his name? Why is Ronnie Cycli's name on this flyer? One of the thoughts that I would have, that I actually did have when I was in Miami, when I was in South Beach for work years ago, and I saw Ronnie Cycli's name myself on some equivalent advertisement was, oh, someone has ironically called their band Ronnie Cycli.
Yeah. I'm like, that's a great idea. It's a great pull. But in this case, as we learned, there is an entire generation of people out there who only learn as a secondary course of information that he played in the NBA. Yeah.
Cycli, offensive rebound, and slam!
A terrific power move for Cycli. In the overtime, Cycli, and he's fouled! Cycli again, and Cycli fights his way in for the basket, and the foul.
Yes, he is, in fact, the ninth overall pick of the 1988 NBA draft, a former All-American at Syracuse, a guy who played in the 90s and imprinted himself on my brain with the Miami Heat, first and foremost, as one of the first, like, really famous foreign players, big men in the league.
Ronnie Cycli bent all 6 feet 11 and 3 quarters inches of his frame into a chair for his first Miami Heat press conference today, and right away claimed he was thankful he wasn't picked earlier yesterday by Phoenix.
When they picked Tim Perry, I was one step closer to getting to Miami, and I was just so excited. I looked back to my parents, and I just went like this to them. Just pray.
I know Ronnie Cycli because I was an adherent of the original NBA Jam. And on the original NBA Jam, 1993, the Miami Heat lineup included Ronnie Cycli, who was later also included on NBA Jam Tournament Edition.
Right.
How did Ronnie Cycli's career intersect with Magic Johnson's HIV announcement?
I last saw Ronnie Cycli in earnest when I was using him to brutally foul Danny Manning in NBA Jam. And here he is atop a DJ booth, dropping a beat in a way that clearly is something to be reckoned with.
This story on its own, by the way, that's an episode. It started that way. This started with just Ronnie Cycli is a DJ and not just a DJ, a successful one, and by many objective measures, an absolutely solid one, if not a great one. We have the ability, we have the permission, the legal clearance to play DJ Ronnie Cycli. What song would you like to choose to introduce our audience to the kind of stuff that this guy gets into now? I think we're going to go with Lose Your Love.
Lose Your Love
I just wanna use your love tonight
Are you imagining the giant fog jets coming up? I should say that I f***ing love this. Honestly? Honestly? Slaps! If this happened at a wedding reception, I would freak the f*** out. Lose your mind. So, as you were saying, this is an episode unto itself. Yes. You're allowed to now reveal that after seeing this flyer in October of 2024, you did some more research and you saw something else.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What pivotal moment in sports history is explored in this episode?
0:00–3:56
2
How did Ronnie Cycli's career intersect with Magic Johnson's HIV announcement?
3:56–8:23
3
What was the significance of the one-on-one game between Magic Johnson and Ronnie Cycli?
8:23–11:53
4
How did the stigma around HIV affect athletes during the 1990s?
11:53–15:32
5
What personal connections did Ronnie Cycli have to the HIV epidemic?
15:32–18:27
6
How did the public perception of Magic Johnson change after his announcement?
18:27–21:34
7
What role did music play in Ronnie Cycli's life and career?
21:34–24:43
8
What lasting impact did the one-on-one game have on Magic Johnson's legacy?
24:43–48:09
Speakers
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