In this clip, Richard Jefferson talks about Magic Johnson and why he’s the greatest member of The Los Angeles Lakers of all time. What do you think? Is it Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaq?
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I love how his name is Magic and has truly become his name, Earvin is hardly recognised.
Basketball Reference for example will not recognise a search for Earvin.
Wish they would recognise Penny similarly or at least as well as Anfernee.
Magic is in my NBA Mount Rushmore along wit Kobe Bron n MJ
Bird and magic saved the league MJ took it took international
I agree but I think an argument can be made for Jerry West
Magic is Magic. Can anyone be greater than Wilt as a Laker?
Well watching back full games of 80s and some highlights of magic.
The level of play is really low. The way kareem and magic choked in finals. Hareem didnt cut back door with a slower parish on him, magic couldnt create a shot and have no handles.
The more i watch, the more i can tell why they said 80s is a era against plumbers
I’ve been saying this😂
This is the worst take I have ever heard Kobe and Kareem are better by far it’s not even close
His name is Earvin. He’s not the greatest Lakers player of all time but it sounded really good.
Not hard to argue, Kobe. Done.
Magic Johnson makes NBA relevant in America, and then MJ pushes it further into Global.
TRUTH.
Magic is a better player than kobe but Kobe is the most iconic laker. Just like how when you think of Celtics players you think of bird even tho Russell won 11 rings for them (bird is obviously a better player)
Before mj. The goat convo really was between magic and Kareem
Sorry but you can't credit just Magic with that. It was Magic and Bird. If it was just Magic, sorry, but nobody would've cared. It was the rivalry and back and forth that made the league expand and while messed up, the fact that one was black and one was white played a big part. What makes Larry the better of the 2 for me, the absolute gauntlet that was the East back then. It was literally a blood bath. Magic had a much easier road in the West but that gets largely ignored.
Come on man its KOBE period
Magic IS the “greatest” laker ever. Followed closely by West and Kobe.
I've been saying this for years, the NBA became mainstream because of Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, before the Showtime finals, the NBA wasn't televised outside of the United States and some countries in South America.
Then Magic Johnson and Larry Bird started the Showtime finals and elevated Basketball to the mainstream.
Michael Jordan helped the NBA establish a global dominance, but the foundations were laid a decade before him.
Boy high
Kareem is the goat of LA.
Jerry West
Dr.j made basketball cool. Not magic johnson. Heck maybe even Wilt Chamberlin made basketball cool. It was before magic johnson.
All facts
FACTS!!!
Against my 76ers no less… love magic… just wished he waited a year… lol
MJ said Magics initials are too similar to me and I took it personally
I know this sounds really bad but I just believe it to be true, most wouldn't have argued that Magic was the greatest Laker of all time but the passing of Kobe has caused a change in the perception vs when he was alive simply because of his passing.
This is so funny to me because RJ knows he has to change the narrative and diminish Kobe’s greatness in order to show support to his best friend and ex teammate Lebron. Magic even stated Kobe is the greatest Laker of all time.. smh..
I always had him as my number 2 player. He was phenomenal and it’s like we forgot about his greatness. It’s crazy
J.J. not having it 💀💀💀💀💀
Magic changed the game and influenced the the game on level steph won't. Ppl don't play defense now bc they tired of going to 3 point land. In magics day team barely get to 100 points. Now adays 130 minimum both teams.
True-Dat my Brutha❗️❗️❗️💯💯👊▪️
Cap
Kobe bean Bryant
Larry overrated.
Never lead da league in any major category. And doesn't rank in top 10 in any major category. But he's nicknamed da legend.
If he's a legend, MJ is a God! And da other MJ is fabled.
I agree 10000%
Don’t through shade on my boy Bird. Both Magic and Bird say they drove each other and they both say they wouldn’t have reached the heights they did without the other.
Knock it off
Lebron is
Well said!!!
He just mad Kobe torched him so bad every time they faced up
The Bird has flew away 🦅
Magic may have popularized the NBA, but West started it🥶
Kobe the greatest laker of all time but Magic is the greater player of all time
💯on point
Agreed!!💛💜
Ton of good points bald head Jeffy … Good Show
Magic stats 📈 and some dude get stat for stat.