PRAYING FOR MAGIC: Scott Brooks, the former...

PRAYING FOR MAGIC: Scott Brooks, the former UC Irvine standout guard, was back in the Southland this weekend when the Minnesota Timberwolves played the Lakers. And Magic Johnson was very much on his mind. . . . Says Brooks: “He’s going to live a long life; he just retired a little early. You just have to keep praying for him.”