Magic Johnson Articles - Page 33

He may have retired from the NBA two decades ago, but this does not mean Magic Johnson is not a busy man anymore. The Los Angeles Lakers great is now known as a successful motivational speaker, broadcaster, businessman, and philanthropist. Appearing in an interview for Spectrum SportsNet, the 57-year-old discussed how a typical week in his life […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ legendary point guard Magic Johnson used his platform as an NBA great to address the ongoing protests in Charlotte on Thursday, pleading for the violence to stop. Following more distressing news of African Americans being murdered by the police force, Magic took to his Twitter account to post a string of emotionally […]

Shaquille O’Neal is one of the greatest centers to ever play in the NBA, but he chose not to rank himself on his all-time starting five list. A day before he heads into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, O’Neal chose to recognize other legends when asked to name five greats that rank above […]

Since his playing days with the Los Angeles Lakers and being part of the Showtime Lakers, Magic Johnson has always been known to love the limelight and has never shied away from the attention. To surprise his beautiful wife, Cookie, on their 25th wedding anniversary, the NBA legend planned an epic party for her in […]

Today is a sad day for the sports community as legendary broadcaster John Saunders passed away at the age of 61. The cause of death is yet to be announced. Saunders is widely known for his work hosting ‘The Sports Reporters’ on ESPN for the last fifteen years. He was also heavily involved in covering […]

The Samsung NBA Summer League games bring another round of excitement after the NBA Draft. During the games, fans get a chance to see their favorite team’s draft picks, and hopefuls playing for a contract. The Utah summer league games took place between July 4th-July 7th. Fans had a chance to see Ben Simmons passing […]

If NBA fans think today’s stars are getting special treatment from referees, maybe they’ve forgotten the days of Michael Jordan. As Jordan blossomed into the most prolific scorer in NBA history during the late ’80s and early ’90s, defenses were just helpless in attempting to contain him. In their failures, excuses started to be made. The […]

Everyone that follows basketball has an opinion on Kevin Durant’s free agency decision to take his talents to the Bay Area and join the Golden State Warriors. Not only have fans been reacting to the news, but former players too. Charles Barkley, who didn’t manage to win a championship during his Hall of Fame career, […]

As the NBA free agency cools down after a whirlwind couple of days, the association now slowly turns to the progress of rookies and young prospects in the summer league games already taking action in Orlando. No. 1 overall in the 2016 draft, 76ers’ Ben Simmons enjoyed a fruitful start to his Philly career, including these […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ legend and Hall of Famer Magic Johnson has apparently asked the Lakers’ organization to remove his honorary title as vice president and remove him from team staff directory in publications and other sources. Though Johnson sold his ownership of the franchise in 2010, he was kept on as an unpaid vice president. […]

Magic Johnson doesn’t agree with his old teammate Mychal Thompson, that the Golden State Warriors would beat the Showtime Lakers. Cross-era comparisons are always a mess. Too many variables to consider, so the most realistic way to compare teams is to check how they fared against their own peers during their own eras. The Warriors […]

At this point, we all have heard about and seen the Jimmy Kimmel segment where he brings on NBA players to read mean tweets of themselves. It’s absolutely hysterical every time. Yesterday, Jimmy Kimmel Live published their fourth edition of their segment. This time, they had Jalen Rose, Klay Thompson, Steph Curry, Dikembe Mutombo, Reggie Miller, […]

It’s a debate that will likely never be settled, but that won’t stop people from talking about it. There have been many great players that have suited up for the Los Angeles Lakers franchise. It only makes sense considering the franchise has won 16 championships over the course of 69 years. While many greats have […]

Magic Johnson recently recalled the one time that he talked trash to Michael Jordan, and afterwards he never did it again. During an unrecorded and un-televised USA Dream Team practice, he recalls being split into East and West squads, and going back and forth winning between games. In one of the games, Magic says his team was […]

One of the amazing things we’ve heard about the all-talented musical artist Prince is that he was pretty good at basketball. You’d see him at NBA games once in awhile, but he kept most of his doings private. Many of the basketball-related stories regarding Prince came from others who happened to interact with him. Magic […]

While Dwight Howard receives plenty of criticism these days, there’s little doubt he’s made his mark in the NBA. Despite being just 30 years of age, Howard has accomplished more in his NBA career than just about all of his peers. He’s a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, an eight-time All-Star and he has […]

On Monday night, Dwyane Wade played a huge role in the Miami Heat‘s overtime victory over the Toronto Raptors. Wade’s 30 points were pivotal as Miami evened up the second round series at two games apiece. Early on, a fadeaway jumper by Wade marked a historic milestone for one of the game’s great shooting guards. The […]

It was a magical season for Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, and now that awards are starting to be passed out, it’s likely that his name will be mentioned often, and it started a short time ago. Earlier today, it was announced that Curry was the 2015-16 winner of the Magic Johnson Award by the […]

What initially seemed like a harmless, if not amusing, gesture by Magic Johnson could actually get him and the Los Angeles Lakers into trouble. Last night and again this morning, Johnson released a series of tweets asking Lakers Nation to demand that the franchise pursue DeMar DeRozan, Kevin Durant, and even LeBron James in free […]

Never change, Magic. Last night and then early this morning, Magic Johnson, the all-time Los Angeles Lakers great who won five titles with the franchise, took to Twitter to discuss his feelings on who he believes the Purple & Gold should pursue in free agency. With very little factual backing, Magic demands that the Lakers […]

D’Angelo Russell sure had an interesting rookie year with the Los Angeles Lakers. Not only was he playing in Kobe Bryant‘s final season, but he also butted heads with recently fired head coach Byron Scott and made headlines in a bad way after recording a private conversation about teammate Nick Young cheating on his fiancée […]

There’s still plenty of time for Stephen Curry to return to action this postseason, but a number of his counterparts across the league aren’t so lucky. The Los Angeles Clippers lost their best two players, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, to injuries that will keep them out for the rest of the playoffs. It’s part […]