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"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0402-kobe-bryan-ej-magic-johnson-tmz\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2013/04/02/0402-kobe-bryan-ej-magic-johnson-tmz-2.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kobe Bryant&lt;/strong&gt; is awestruck by a former Lakers star who rivals him -- &lt;strong&gt;Magic Johnson&lt;/strong&gt; ... telling TMZ Magic's support of his gay son is a lesson everyone, including pro athletes, should learn.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TMZ broke the story ... &lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2013/04/02/magic-johnson-son-goes-public-with-boyfriend-dad-proud/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Magic and Cookie are 100% behind their son&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, EJ, who is openly gay.&amp;#160; Kobe tells us ... \"Of course Magic is supportive of and loves his son.&amp;#160; Why should anyone be surprised?\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kobe says, \"What I can't tolerate is a lack of tolerance.\"&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The strong implication -- tolerance is not just limited to parents and their kids, but to pro athletes whose teammates may soon come out of the closet. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In case you aren't reading between the lines -- given Kobe's stature, his statement could have a huge impact on athletes coming out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class=\"lightbox-link\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2013/04/02/earvin-johnson-iii-boyfriend-photos-through-the-years/\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0402_earvin_johnson_III_footer_v2\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2013/04/03/0402-earvin-johnson-iii-footer-v2-3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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