{"id":15049,"date":"2025-07-22T09:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T09:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/15049\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T09:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T09:14:08","slug":"nba-legend-magic-johnson-reacts-to-heartbreaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/15049\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Legend Magic Johnson Reacts To Heartbreaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_trg3ww6ki\">Magic Johnson is one of the most popular players in NBA (and Los Angeles Lakers) history. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_q57vwv23o\">He still remains very active on social media, speaking about sports (and current events). <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_vwotz94h2\">On Monday, Johnson made a heartfelt post to X (for Malcolm-Jamal Warner) that had over 5,000 likes and 150,000 impressions in five hours. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_4ur4jc362\"><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MagicJohnson\/status\/1947364380884275405\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">He wrote<\/a>: &#8220;Cookie and I are sad to hear about the passing of our dear friend Malcolm-Jamal Warner. We were both super fans of the hit Cosby Show and continued to follow his career on shows like Malcolm and Eddie and The Resident. Every time I ran into Malcolm, we would have deep and fun conversations about basketball, life, and business. He will truly be missed. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffeCookie and I are praying his family and close friends during this difficult time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cookie and I are sad to hear about the passing of our dear friend Malcolm-Jamal Warner. We were both super fans of the hit Cosby Show and continued to follow his career on shows like Malcolm and Eddie and The Resident. Every time I ran into Malcolm, we would have deep and fun\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MagicJohnson\/status\/1947364380884275405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_n1sfpgq8f\">Many fans commented on Johnson&#8217;s post. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_btluu2dbj\">@jjamiemosley961: &#8220;Devastating blow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ilpmfdhf4\">@sirdavepeterson: &#8220;The kind of man who left a mark far beyond the screen. Thank you, Magic, for reminding us how much depth Malcolm carried in real life too. \ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\ud83d\udda4&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_v4aldjhzj\">@JoshuaF81811527: &#8220;Rest in peace my brother you were always a great soul to us on the t.v. you will be missed God bless you&#8217;re family and friends \ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\udc96&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_yc4lf1y1y\">@jmstringer58: &#8220;I&#8217;m just devastated \ud83d\udc94 and heartbroken to hear about Malcolm! I truly love him being on The Cosby Show! I choose to remember him at his best playing, &#8220;Theo Cosby.&#8221; He will be dearly missed \ud83d\ude22 My prayers \ud83d\ude4f go out to his family and close friends. God Bless.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Magic Johnson is one of the most popular players in NBA (and Los Angeles Lakers) history. 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