{"id":23279,"date":"2025-07-26T09:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T09:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/23279\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T09:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T09:39:11","slug":"lakers-legend-magic-johnson-reveals-nba-team-he-wants-to-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/23279\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers Legend Magic Johnson Reveals NBA Team He Wants To Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_td5pjwikh\">Magic Johnson is one of the best ten players in NBA history. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_j3yodk4ss\">He has also had an extremely successful post-playing career with many business ventures (including sports teams). <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_wgc0ix95r\"><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FOS\/status\/1852017940180406679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Via Front Office Sports (on October 31, 2024): <\/a>&#8220;Between his time as a player and as a team owner, Magic Johnson now has 15 championship rings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Magic Johnson&#8217;s portfolio includes:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0LAFC<br \/>\u2022\u00a0The LA Sparks<br \/>\u2022\u00a0The LA Dodgers<br \/>\u2022\u00a0The Washington Commanders, and more \u2b07\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xMRzvozPSL\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/xMRzvozPSL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Front Office Sports (@FOS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOS\/status\/1852017940180406679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_e293ix107\">Earlier this summer, Johnson made an appearance on <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d8p-ug-WpuA&amp;t=1477s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESPN&#8217;s First Take<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_6y4i2of00\">Stephen A. Smith asked Johnson about getting back into the NBA. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_or6689vvo\">Johnson: &#8220;I might have to get back into the NBA&#8230; I&#8217;m interested in the Lakers&#8230; I may be interested in somebody else, too, depending on who the owner is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_md7d7poek\">Smith: &#8220;Can you get a group together and steal them from the Knicks?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_upte70vsp\">Johnson: &#8220;If Dolan ever puts the Knicks up for sale, I&#8217;ll be first in line.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_53aqxy2h1\">Johnson would be a welcoming addition to a lot of NBA teams as an executive (or part-owner). <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_9fatvqlq4\"><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PaulBalsom\/status\/1910686802547270031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Via Paul Balsom:<\/a> &#8220;The way Magic Johnson became a billionaire is insane:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Retired from the NBA in 1991<br \/>\u2022 Built a $26B insurance company<br \/>\u2022 Owns the Dodgers, LAFC, Sparks &amp; Commanders<\/p>\n<p>He used his name, not the game, to build a billion-dollar empire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The way Magic Johnson became a billionaire is insane:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Retired from the NBA in 1991<br \/>\u2022 Built a $26B insurance company<br \/>\u2022 Owns the Dodgers, LAFC, Sparks &amp; Commanders<\/p>\n<p>He used his name, not the game, to build a billion-dollar empire.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how he did it: \ud83e\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LKke2nIFm5\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/LKke2nIFm5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Balsom (@PaulBalsom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulBalsom\/status\/1910686802547270031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_rc6r5gi4d\">As for the Knicks, they are one of the teams who is on the rise in the NBA. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_fttsnmj3u\">They finished last year as the third seed with a 51-31 record. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_muoaqn8ib\">In addition, the Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since the 2000 season (25 years ago). <\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"NBA \" title=\"NBA \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dec 3, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks executive chairman James Dolan sits court side during the first quarter against the Orlando Magic at Madison Square Garden. 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