Magic Johnson won't watch the Patriots unless Tom Brady plays

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No, Deflategate somehow still isn't over. Just on the off chance enough people haven't weighed in yet, NBA great Magic Johnson made his own take known Monday.

"I'm a Tom Brady fan. I don't want to see Tom Brady miss one game," Johnson told the Providence Journal. "If not, I'm not watching. I want to see Tom Brady and the New England Patriots."

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.