Magic Johson is apparently upset at how things didn’t work out with Isiah Thomas.

A 17-year-old wound has been reopened in a new book that Johnson and Larry Bird wrote with author Jackie MacMullan. In the book, Johnson says, among other things, that he played a role in keeping Thomas off the 1992 U.S. Olympic team.

“I’m just disappointed and hurt,” Thomas told The Associated Press on Thursday night before a promotional event for his men’s basketball team at FIU. “I never thought it was him who kept me off the Olympic team. That hurt.”

And in hindsight, 17 years later was it the right move? Gee, do ya think? Easiest and best path for Thomas after his career as a player would have been sitting alongside Marv Albert in the booth. Both of them could have taken advantage of women together and Thomas could have made hookers do weird things with Albert’s hairpiece.

That would have been way more fun than ruining teams. His only decent stint was as coach of the Pacers but even there players didn’t really like him. What exactly is it with Thomas? What’s his deal? He just seemed so amazing as a player and it’s sad to not remember him that way.

Johnson also had this to say

“Isiah killed his own chances when it came to the Olympics,” Johnson said in the book, an advance copy of which was obtained by The AP. “Nobody on that team wanted to play with him. … I’m sad for Isiah. He has alienated so many people in his life, and he still doesn’t get it. He doesn’t understand why he wasn’t chosen for that Olympic team and that’s really too bad. You should be aware when you’ve ticked off more than half of the NBA.”

Well, despite all this I’d like to point you to a video that you can’t deny is awesome. While Isiah tries to climb his way back into any kind of basketball respect, I think this video speaks for itself.