Lakers News and Rumors: ‘Change Your Life’ Singer Iggy Azalea Flirting With Nick Young on Twitter; Magic Johnson Says Kobe Bryant, Not LeBron James, Dominated NBA For Last Decade

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First Posted: Sep 12, 2013 04:32 PM EDT

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson believes Kobe Bryant--and not LeBron James--is the one that dominated the NBA for the last 10 to 15 years, the basketball legend tweeted on Thursday.

Johnson, who's expected to be at ringside for Saturday's showdown between light middleweight kingpin Canelo Alvarez and pound-for-pound champ Floyd Mayweather Jr, believes Bryant are on the same level with Money May as a dominant figure in sports for over a decade.

Bryant only won the NBA Most Valuable Player once but captured five NBA championships along with multiple All-Star appearances and All-NBA team selections over that span.

Meanwhile, Mayweather Jr. has been undefeated in 44 professional fights and racked up eight world championships, including lineal titles in three different divisions.

Bryant is due to pocket at least $30 million in the final year of his current contract with the Lakers while Mayweather will pocket $41 million in his fight with Alvarez alone. The Grand Rapids native is expected to break the $100 million mark in earnings this year, when pay-per-view revenue of the fight is released.

Meanwhile, Lakers shooting guard Nick Young had a chance to exchange 'flirty' tweets with his crush, Iggy Azalea. Young,  who was signed by the Lakers this summer, revealed his crush on her Wednesday on Twitter, which caught the attention - thanks to a follower - of the "Change Your Life" singer.

The hoops star and the singer continued to interact and then proceeded to follow each other on Twitter. Young might be new to the Laker family, but he sure knows how to use his ballclub affiliation to get his lady. Azalea, on the other hand, might hit the Staples Center sidelines sometime next season to watch Young doing his thing on the floor.

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