rthtoreddit | Celtics

474 | 6 hours ago

Thanks, Magic!

ItsGettinBreesy | Lakers

53 | 6 hours ago

Such a positive guy

homnomoculous | Timberwolves

-46 | 5 hours ago

Coming to our AID

SeaMoney4312 | Rockets

30 | 5 hours ago

He got The HIV not AIDS.

homnomoculous | Timberwolves

-18 | 5 hours ago

Are you positive

New_Orange4151 | Pacers

15 | 3 hours ago

This shit would have 1,000 upvotes on r/NBACIRCLEJERK

AmIFromA | Cabo Verde

14 | 3 hours ago

Or in 1996.

mioraka | Raptors

2 | an hour ago

This has to be on purpose right?

We need to dispell the notion that Magic doesn’t know what he’s doing, he knows exactlt what he’s doing.

LeatherChaise

218 | 6 hours ago

I’ve missed his expert analysis. If the Lakers keep winning, the Rockets are going to lose.

moby323 | 76ers

30 | 5 hours ago

This is the insight you get from a hall of fame point guard.

lawschoolthrowaway36 | Lakers

8 | 5 hours ago

Big if true

ernofibonacci

3 | 4 hours ago

Will Buxton is that you??

ProfessorGrand7003

217 | 6 hours ago

I have to know if magic is trolling. His analysis is so funny I just don’t know if he genuinely likes to give these superficial takes or is it a high level troll.

Sartheking | Warriors

136 | 6 hours ago

I think originally he did genuinely like giving these kind of takes, but after it caught on, he just kept doing it because it was his character.

Robinsonirish | Finland

89 | 5 hours ago

He’s not trolling, he’s just not talking to you, but to new or non-NBA fans that don’t follow the scene. Kinda like the Niel Degrasse Tyson of basketball, an ambassador.

_Apatosaurus_ | Thunder

21 | 3 hours ago

Kinda like the Niel Degrasse Tyson of basketball, an ambassador.

NDT doesn’t go online to say “Artemis went to see the moon. That’s the big shiny orb in the sky at night time. It’s different from the sun. When Artemis comes back to earth, it won’t be in space anymore.”

Robinsonirish | Finland

10 | 2 hours ago

He takes complex scientific theories and simplifies it, makes it digestible for the general public. Same thing Magic does, just that the parameters are different. Read the headline again, but now pretend like you have absolutely no understanding of the NBA, then it makes sense.

I do think he leans into it a little bit as well, but it’s not just him being dumb, or trolling.

_Apatosaurus_ | Thunder

4 | 2 hours ago

No, I understand the comparison you are making. I’m saying that Magic is not taking something complex and making it digestible. He might think that’s what he’s doing. Instead, he’s just stating something simple in a simple way.

There are a lot of analysts who are good at breaking down complex subjects in digestible terms, but that’s not Magic.

Hayabusa_Blacksmith

37 | 6 hours ago

It is absolutely not a troll. He thinks he’s talking to the whole nation, who obviously can’t understand the nuance of the game like Magic can. literally.

RizziTizziTavi | Lakers

11 | 5 hours ago

Magic has never been a guy with ingenious things to say. He’s simply got charisma spilling out his ears. When you take the human element out of things, when you can’t see his face, hear the candor in his voice, see his body language, and just read the script, there’s never been much there.

Seriously, read the transcript of any interview he’s had over the course of his career and celeb status. He’s never been a wordsmith.

Practical-Art5931 | Lakers

47 | 6 hours ago

Thanks MagicGPT.

seddard | Lakers

7 | 4 hours ago

You can’t spell Magic without ai

Plenty-Tradition4044 | Bulls

29 | 6 hours ago

My GOAT back at it with the lukewarm takes.

I’ve genuinely missed these.

RapsareChamps_Suckit | Clippers

26 | 6 hours ago

remember when Magic, a young 20 yr old, demanded a trade from the Lakers if they decided to keep their head coach, Paul Westhead.

Imagine how r/nba would’ve reacted and treated Magic for this

Apprehensive-Rain601 | Lakers

21 | 6 hours ago

Similar to the way Giannis is being treated😂

loca2016

3 | 4 hours ago

def worse, magic was 20 Giannis is proven, gave the bucks their championship.

outsidehere | Lakers

4 | 4 hours ago

Magic had already won

loca2016

0 | 3 hours ago

right, as a rookie with fmpv, cause Kareem wasn’t available. Yeah, a lot of leverage as well, prob more.

outsidehere | Lakers

2 | 3 hours ago

Well yeah.. Kareem at the time was 34. Magic was the future of the team.

AnotherStatsGuy | Pelicans

16 | 5 hours ago

I mean, Westhead got fired. Pat Riley took over, and they went 4-3 in the Finals over the rest of the 80s.

Westbrad is usually regarded as the worst HC to ever win a title.

QuietMonsoon3314

9 | 6 hours ago

Secret Agent DFS rise up

spiralism | Nuggets

8 | 5 hours ago

I love the way that “Thanks Magic!” basically became a real life American version of the “Cheers Geoff!” meme

Impuls1ve | Lakers

7 | 4 hours ago

I mean honestly with the way modern sports media has been pushed with hot takes, I don’t mind Magic’s takes. Honestly it feels like a good start of a friendly NBA conversation, especially if you say it in his voice.

Vegetable-Tooth8463 | Hornets

5 | 6 hours ago

Does Magic do this on purpose?

SeaMoney4312 | Rockets

10 | 5 hours ago

It’s just a short message telling people who didn’t watch the score and overall how it went. He’s talking to the general public, not people who use DPM and EPM to determine how a game went.

Vegetable-Tooth8463 | Hornets

6 | 5 hours ago

I mean, anyone can look at the box score lol

KJagz33 | NBA

0 | 4 hours ago

You overestimate the average r/NBA user

Including me

RiloAlDente | Spurs

3 | 6 hours ago

Magic has to be playing a character or something. Cus what the hell dawg.

Due-Island-4731

3 | 5 hours ago

Magic is not afraid to go there with his controversial opinions.

Nabanako111

2 | 6 hours ago

So he decided not to be AI today

Ragebaiterlmao | Supersonics

2 | 6 hours ago

Magic always drops the least obvious bombshells. You love to see it

namblaotie | BOS

2 | 5 hours ago

You can practically hear the Sports Books in Las Vegas all scrambling to adjust their lines when Magic drops his little pearls of wisdom.

incredibleamadeuscho | Lakers

2 | 5 hours ago

Lakers just gotta score more points and they’ll win!

MomentTraditional608

2 | 3 hours ago

I’ve always forgiven Magic for his “Aw, shucks” mentality due to the fact that he helped to deliver five championships in the 1980’s.

YerrrKnicks | Knicks

1 | 5 hours ago

Only team last night to not beat their opponents by double digits.

Honestly, a washed team.

E_boiii | Thunder

1 | 5 hours ago

KD is cursed stop giving him contracts lol

Bajecco | 76ers

1 | 5 hours ago

Brilliant breakdown by Magic Jabroni

foogeyzi69 | LAL

1 | 5 hours ago

I wish am as postive like magic but i think this a fluke win. We dont have enough once kd plays.

Sassy_Honey_Badger

1 | 5 hours ago

Always such an astute observer!

iamjeseus | Knicks

1 | 4 hours ago

Thanks magic

Good_Ad2107

1 | 4 hours ago

“No but seriously they will be trying to kill you”

outsidehere | Lakers

1 | 4 hours ago

Thanks Magic

the_main_entrance | Cavaliers

1 | 3 hours ago

Nobody says everything yet nothing at all quite like Magic

SnacksGPT | Pistons

1 | an hour ago

(under breath) holy shit, I didn’t realize that until Magic said it.

bigangry | Lakers

1 | an hour ago

Ahh, Magic. The USA Today of ESPNs.

gml-77 | Thunder

0 | 6 hours ago

5-1 Rockets. 🚀

SpiritFantastic4835 | Lakers

0 | 5 hours ago

Celtics in 6, nuggets in 7

legend023 | Pelicans

-2 | 6 hours ago

Kennard and Ayton not playing that good again.

BlacqanSilverSun | Kings

2 | 5 hours ago

Next game it will be Laravia and Rui or something.

SkyKnight43 | Kings

-2 | 6 hours ago

Lakers shot the lights out that game. The Rockets are clearly better, even with their flaws

[Magic Johnson] “The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 107-97 in Game 1! If LeBron continues to get this type of support from his teammates, the Lakers have a good chance of winning the Series against the Rockets!”