The sports world is abuzz with the news that a Magic-Johnson fronted group broke the dang old bank in order to purchase the Dodgers for over $2 billion, which is a figure so absurd that it may as well be written like a comic strip character says cuss words.

“Yes  Mr. McCourt, and our counter-offer is #!%*& dollars.”

Anyway, it’s no secret by now that Magic Johnson, while not a billionaire himself, is a mega-entrepreneur and philanthropist. Already in 2012, he’s bought a baseball team and announced he’s launching a television network. What’s next, a chain of restaurants that are like Applebee’s, but with edible food? A series of Wal*Mart-style superstores? It’s almost like he’s some kind of business wizard. Almost like he’s … gathering spectacular assets.

Wait a minute. Wizard … gathering … Magic … I think we may be on to something here, ladies and gentlemen. In the spirit of Magic Johnson’s spectacular purchase, I am pleased to present the nerdiest sequence of jokes to ever appear on With Leather. It is my pleasure to present to you a very special type of card game: a collectible one.

Faithful readers, I proudly present Magic Johnson: The Gathering.
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I am currently finishing up a guest installment of Warming Glow’s Corgi Friday, so these links will be a little less wordy than usual. That’s probably for the best, isn’t it? We’ve got a lot of cool stuff on our network, so take your time and check it all out. Then, come back to Warming Glow and look at the pictures I took at a corgi party in Austin. THEN, go to the With Leather main page and hit refresh non-stop until it’s time for you to go to bed.

Links

Works Of Art: Rap’s 33 Most Memorable Illustrated Album Covers [Smoking Section]

The NPH Venn Diagram [UPROXX]

Frotcast 72: Lindy West LIVE IN STUDIO! [Film Drunk]

5 Reasons Most Studies About Violent Video Games are B.S. [Gamma Squad]

‘Top Chef: Dads’ Is Hilarious [Warming Glow]

People Of Detroit Rise Up To Protest Any And All Association With Nickelback [UPROXX]

Comedian Suing Kim Kardashian Offers Perfect Opportunity To Post More Amazing Kardashian Gifs [UPROXX]

Marky Mark’s Wahlburgers: A FilmDrunkard’s Review [Film Drunk]

Something Something Alison Brie [Warming Glow]

Can’t Stay Away: Allen Iverson Wants Another Shot At The NBA [Smoking Section]

Kate Beckinsale In A Leather Catsuit Again? If You Insist. [Gamma Squad]

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When a guy gets pulled over while being a passenger in his own car, that’s interesting. When it’s Allen Iverson, it’s almost an automatic post. Iverson’s 2007 Lamborghini Murcielago was pulled over almost two weeks ago, according to police report recently made public, after the car made a lane change without signaling. The cop on the scene saw that the vehicle’s tags were expired, and called for a tow truck.

You can imagine how well that went over with Iverson.

“Take the vehicle, I have 10 more,” he reportedly told [Officer S.J.] Durham. “Police don’t have anything else [expletive] to do except [expletive] with me. … Do you know who I am?”

For the next 20 minutes, according to the officer, Iverson “went on and on” about who he was.

“I stated to Mr. Iverson, it really doesn’t matter who you are,” Durham wrote. “You tried to conceal your vehicle with a fake drive-out tag due to you not paying for your tags.”

–AJC, via Quickish.

Iverson would later apologize to police. The registration on an ’07 Lamborghini runs about $10,000, which sounds like a lot, until you realize it’s for a Lamborghini. HE’S TOTALLY RICH AND SHOULD HAVE TO PAY HIS FAIR SHARE. At least now Iverson can give some attention to his ten other cars. After all, the best things in life are free, at least until you need a ride somewhere.

After Allen Iverson took a leave of absence from the 76ers to take care of family issues last season, the safe bet was that he would be out of basketball for good. Thankfully, I never made such an assumption, because Allen still thinks he’s got what it takes, and is ready to give the NBA another go next season. Iverson tweeted his intention to play yesterday.

“I want to return to the NBA this season, and help any team that wants me, in any capacity that they feel that I can help. I’m disappointed, and I owe my fans more than what they have seen of me the last couple seasons. However, now that my family is healthy and rock solid, I can concentrate fully on doing what I do best!” –Twitter via USAToday

A 35 year old shooting guard who’s undersized, taken a beating throughout his whole career, hates practice, and will want a big contract isn’t exactly something NBA teams want on their squad. Nevertheless, Gary Moore his personal manager confirms that Iverson is working out and anticipating a return next season. Read the rest of this entry »

Allen Iverson took a “leave of absence” from the Sixers after his daughter was diagnosed with a currently-undisclosed ailment. Now it’ll be Iverson’s wife taking a leave of absence.

In the divorce petition filed on Tuesday, Tawanna Iverson said her 8 ½-year-long marriage to the guard was “irretrievably broken.” In the petition, Tawanna Iverson asked for temporary and permanent custody of their five children as well as child support and alimony.

She did not ask for a specific dollar amount. The children range in ages from 17 months to 15 years. –AJC, via Truth & Rumors.

Who would have thought that an aging NBA has-been could be such a pain in the ass to have around the house all day? Either way, it’s attorney-shopping time for Iverson. I wonder if he’ll go with a bigger firm or settle on a younger up-and-comer with his own private…practice. Aw, yeah. We talkin’ bout practice. Read the rest of this entry »

Allen Iverson, often cited as Exhibit A of “What’s Wrong With The NBA” by white people everywhere, thought he was too good to sit the bench for the Memphis Grizzlies. Apparently, he was wrong. The New York Knicks, sitting with a 2-9 record, decided that Iverson didn’t offer anything to help their club.

Iverson was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday and became a free agent Thursday night. Walsh said Friday he wasn’t interested because Iverson would take time away from the young players the Knicks are trying to develop. –SI.com.

Some people have said that Iverson has a lot of leadership to offer a young team. Really? This is a guy that wants to take 30 shots a game and show up 30 minutes before tip. Iverson was one of the greatest of his day, but he never exuded leadership. There are mumblings that Iverson should sit the bench in Cleveland behind Shaq and LeBron, which would be great–in a game of NBA Jam.