James Worthy on All-Star Weekend and Playing With the Showtime Lakers Posted Jan 19, 2018 James Worthy‘s Hall of Fame career spanned 12 NBA seasons. He went to battle with Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at his side for most of his playing days. But he wasn’t just a role player. Big Game James won the 1988 Finals MVP, going off for a blistering 36 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists in the ’88 Finals’ deciding Game 7. (SLAM Online)