Magic Johnson EMOTIONAL NBA Return after his Retirement 1996.01.30 vs Warriors - 19 Pts, 10 Ast! 

Mavers Mitchell “sometimes it’s not meant to be”

Mavers Mitchell that would have been legendary

Did that man say point forward

With Magic at that *point forward*....the '97 & '98 Lakers would have met the Bulls in The Finals

Yeah man wished we would see that

I mean he mightve retired before that regardless tbh

He wouldn’t have fucked tho

Zuriel Olivas id take not fucking over aids tf?😂

that baller kobe not AIDS but HIV

Joshua Rinosa same thing

At mid 30s, MJ was at his peak

@@ConstantineJoseph Magic johnson wasn't taking a break he was trying to survive a deadly illness. Plus MJ's 2nd retirement came at 34, he wasn't playing in his mid 30s. Almost every nba player peaks in their early 30s.

He was 37 years old. I hate when people say these dudes wouldn't be able to play in today's game. Late 90's and if healthy, was still able to play. Too bad injuries plagued him and not to mention HIV @@ConstantineJoseph

@@judasgamez1131 Back in the day the retirement age for most NBA players was around early to mid 30s. For Magic to return especially from HIV which was a deadly serious lifelong disease, is some kind of a miracle itself. With the advent of sports nutrition, disciplined program of training and recuperation, professional atheletes can prolong their careers for a good 2 to 5 more years in comparison to their predecessors. Also the game isn't as rough and physical in comparison. Michael Jordan on the other hand was already a physical specimen at the get go. He was always going to be that one off genius, prized athlete that would take it into his 30s

Honestly he probably wasn't playing that hard watching out for cuts. Cause aids suck.

@@asterphoenix3074 Magic Johnson has HIV. He doesn't have aids. No one was going to get HIV from him just from some little cut. Also, there' no way he's going to come back and not compete as hard as possible, it's not in his DNA. He didn't look as good as he did in 91' because he's obviously much older, heavier, and slower.

we'll never know the truth either. when I was a kid in HS in my mind I was all on board that it was the shear greatness of Magic but looking back years later, Dr. Buss gave Magic the keys to do anything he wanted which irked the team that bad that they ultimately bowed out with shame, when they were one of the better teams in the league with Magic and instantly an even matchup with pretty much anyone except the Bulls. So I'm 50/50 on what went wrong- Magic's alpha or if Magic was treated with too much entitlement to their detriment?

Because then basketball was played much harder than now, It was a real tough game, where real players like Bird couldn’t spend much time in the league because of his toughness.

Escribo Un name wrong

@@polmolina6184 Larry Bird got folded by gravel and Johnson caught HIV

Bird's back was done unfortunately and Magic we know. They could have played till the mid-late 90s if not for that.

Larry had a bad back somewhere in the late 80s and Magic got HIV. Shame really. Would have been really nice to see them play until around 97 or 98 at full health.

I’ve seen the highlights chief I wouldn’t believe it cause it wouldn’t work. Bird was a much more skilled player Magic’s passing would be his only great attribute today he’s kinda slow lmfaoo

@@richwoerner5876 did you watch the right highlights? calling him slow is crazy 💀

​@@richwoerner5876the prime Magic was so fast leading the show time squad, almost unstoppable.

Makes you wonder what would've happened if he stuck around for another year with Kobe and Shaq

@@samuelstensgaard4828 Kobe was not playing much. But it would have been plenty lobs from magic to shaq.

That team wasn't exactly full of scrubs though. That Laker team is pretty deep with Van Excel, Ceballos, Divac and Eddie Jones who were All-Stars are some point too.

@@samuelstensgaard4828they might have not had the cap space or motivation to go after Shaq if Magic still remained. Probably Kobe as well. Remember that they had to clear out lots of players

that was an event that was in the making, deflating in the playoffs. all the drama and jealousy stuff caught up with them. hate to point the fingers but I'd put it mostly on Ceballos. Magic was alpha and they didn't like it, at least Ceballos in particular. Eddie never complained and Nick did invite Magic so only Ceballos had a legitimate argument if looking at if he had a say but the instant turnaround and regular season wins that would have been more the makings of a .500 team should have been something the team got excited about and make it about that uniform they wore and not individual stardom. How was that not more important? They'd have done some real damage if the team just got over themselves. Adding Magic made every matchup 1-5 on the court very very even.

legend has it that spree pooped his pants right when it happened

Curry is better

@@roundtable3501 Cmon man, magic has 0 Defense, watch more games......

@@roundtable3501 Based on your theory, my man Mr. Tripple Double Russell Westbrook will be better than Magic since he's better at scoring, rebounding, athletism and same good at defense and passing......

@@roundtable3501 Russell Westbrook was a two time scoring leader and you tell me Magic is a better scorer since his more efficient? Based on your theory Zion Williamson and Deandre Jordan will be the best scorer all time......

@@roundtable3501 Lol You said Magic was a good thief and that made him a better defensive player, do you know Curry was also the leader in steals in his second MVP season? And if you judge the defensive play based on steals, Iverson will also be considered as a great defensive player......

tear up? I'm spitting my coke from laughing how silly he made Spree look!

I know i teared up and hugged my friends. Gave them kisses on the cheek. Especially in that game when rodman was rough with Magic. It made me cry

Shaquille O'Neal underrated

Wtf

saw what you did there, Shaq.

Yep was tappin to many asses lol

😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Chef curry much better, curry can easily average 40+ pts in the 90s

@@josephjoestar6679 😂😂😂, I like curry but he too soft for 90s basketball kid , he’s good at shooting yes but people like Dennis Rodman , Shawn kemp , John Stockton etc , would lock curry up just because they could actually play the game without fouls being called every 2 plays , Isaiah Thomas tripped people and they let him get away with it , curry wouldn’t average 10 a game , he’ll be an average point guard like his dad was

@@tukx6146 curry ain't a better pg than magic but you an idiot. Curry getting buckets in any era of basketball.

@@tukx6146 uhm, kawhi Leonard Is def Better than rodman, Kemp and Kemp. And Curry still Cooked his ass

@@josephjoestar6679 no way the rules were different curry is too soft

W

Darius hell no

@@russell9411 name somebody better

@@russell9411 We still waiting bitch.

Ballin Too We still waiting nigga

I got a little emotional, too. Magic was my favorite player growing up.

Yeah, hate to mention one of the low points when Nick and Magic bumped the refs. That signaled the real essence of what mental state the team was in at that point. They really had the ingredients to make a scary playoff push because they were at least even if not an overmatch to all the western conference. They failed not because of their talent, but the unlocked bolts that did them in. I still say years later that it's crazy what Magic did do in terms of basketball being 6 years away from the game and probably, no I go on the record, his late comeback was more worthy of celebration than Jordan's Wizards tenure, when adding the sum of success.

LeBron would play off ball ,he has rondo and lonzo now.also because of his age @_@

Lebron need to do what he been doing (which is why he the best in today's game) the TEAM need to do what they do best also and Lakers will be just fine.

@@dblackzilla I believe the lakers will get a title within 3 years under the management of magic Johnson and the ability of LeBron.

LeBron can't play off ball. Atleast he didn't showed it yet. He needs the ball in his hands all the time.

Fabolous NineNine he played off ball in Miami.

When he came back seemed like he was able to Finish a Chapter yet to Finish. I still say he should have played 2 more years.

@@boogitybear2283 agree

If he and mj didn't have those retirements, mabic would be seen in the same light as kobe, and there wouldn't be a debate about Jordan being the goat (especially if he took the all-time scoring title)

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SpaceGhost P thank you for saying this bro. People don’t realize that the people from previous generation will always claim that their generation was the best. In the next 30 years people are going to be talking about how good the 2010’s nba was compared to what will be the current nba then. But people will forget how players and fans from the 90’s and 80’s said the same thing about the 2010’s nba.

The 2010s were the Golden era of the NBA! Kobe’s last act, the 2011 Mavericks, the Miami Heatles, the Classic Golden State Warriors, the 2016 Cavs’ comeback, and Drake’s team winning the finals.

It just gets worse every year

That was definitely a weird comment. Especially since the majority of the stars in 96 also played in the 80s.

@@NineteenEightyFive It’s just how it goes. Every generation hates the generation after 😂

Internet would have exploded

poboy fresh the Oracle is like that every game

poboy fresh no way man. This was a very unique situation. Look at the video from Kobe’s last game. Very similar. Not to mention how ridiculous the crowd gets at Oracle when the warriors start raining 3s

poboy fresh if Kobe came back it would be like this

bron is bringing it back

poboy fresh You sound ignorant watch a high stakes warriors or thunder game gauruntee you wont think like that anymore

1992 Olympics, the original Dream Team.

Shaq and Kobe won 3 and Magic and Kareem won 5! How 🤔 ❓️ were they more dominate in a weaker era?

I get chills every single time

Yeah

Magic’s playstyle would have thrived in any era of basketball to be honest.

if you said in 1992 that magic would survive to the 2010s that wouldn't have been realistic

The greatest players adjust with age

Seeing his baby clothes smh they made ej gay he had no chance

Simrat Dhanju LMAO

@@lilgucci0866 that's crazy! cause I was like magic gotta girl?? But its clear now they choose for him

Why did she dress ej like a girl?

that's elisa johnson, not EJ Johnson

U do realize that James Worthy got injured right?

Trash Boy actually MJ guarded magic most of the series and kept magic to 44% shooting even though he’s a career 52% shooter. Only time Pippen switched on Magic was game 2 when Jordan got in foul trouble. Stop spreading fake news fanboy

Francisco Pizarro No one every wants to give pippin his credit. Sickening. Zero chips without pip

@@mcbuckets813 0 chips for Pippen without MJ. What's your point?

jdrobin1 0 chips for Jordan w/o pippen what’s your point lmfaoo 😂

Yeah, because once upon a time, guys had to know how TO PLAY, not just be athletes. Magic's skill was off the charts. Y'all mistake fancy shit for skill. The name of the game is to be as efficient and make the game as easy as possible.

@BRADEN GUGLIUZZA I've been watching the NBA longer than you've been alive. Thats the problem with youth, it is wasted on thinking you know more than people who have literally been where you're going. No one is hating on anything. I'm saying it again...guys like Magic had more basketball SKILL. He was fundamentally sound and game like that could work in any era. You have guys nowadays that can only play in this soft league where defense is frowned on and no one knows how to play in the post. Back when handchecking was legal...all these guts would struggle to score because you didn't get bailed out with whistles and there were great shot blocking centers waiting if you stayed trying to get to the hole. Skill is relative BRADEN. You jackass

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 If you really think NBA players aren't just as skilled today, if not more skilled, than they were back then.. you clearly don't watch modern basketball, or you're just stuck in the past and refuse to acknowledge the evolution of the game. I've seen people like you everywhere, the "back in my day" guy who thinks hand checking and clotheslining players was somehow better for the game, and who think taking contested long 2's is somehow "efficient". The way players play today are because of how the rules and style of play have changed. They're a product of the game, just as every generation has been before them. You really think modern day players wouldn't be able to handle the "physicality" of the 80s and 90s? That's just ignorant. The game is less physical today because of rules the NBA has implemented to create a better product. Players didn't just suddenly choose they wanted to play "soft". You can't compare players from different eras, because there is no comparison -- plopping players from the 80s into today's NBA or vice versa makes zero sense because basketball is entirely different than it was back then. Don't fault the players for adapting their game to be efficient in today's NBA. It's what works.

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 Barring transcendent exceptions like Magic, players back then relied more on physicality and LESS on skill. Today's game is much more finesse-based.

@BRADEN GUGLIUZZA They Eliminate the Hand Check rules and Allowed the Zone defense which is more harder to play with isolation

Not sure about that ring.