Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers, praises Boston Celtics *]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(–scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(–thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(–header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]” dir=”auto” data-turn-id=”request-WEB:1aae8d4d-21ae-49b7-9294-2cdbc819e51c-8″ data-turn-id-container=”request-WEB:1aae8d4d-21ae-49b7-9294-2cdbc819e51c-8″ data-testid=”conversation-turn-2″ data-turn=”assistant”>
Magic Johnson still has a way of surfacing in big sports conversations, even when the subject isn’t basketball.
The Lakers legend reacted on X after longtime columnist Mike Vaccaro compared watching soccer superstar Lionel Messi to watching Johnson “in his prime,” and the Hall of Famer made it clear the praise landed. Johnson wrote that
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