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The Goat. To think he would of been playing at the End of his Career with Kobe as A rookie and a Monster Shaq. Magic was a Different once in a life time Player

AND ALL THE GIRLS

Magic might be the Greatest 🏀 player... PERIOD!!!

@Kd let him have his own opinion

Marcus Johnson yea!

Fax

The birth of modern NBA right here 😊

I think the NBA should make their entire library available for download

That's says alot

I did it on 2k xd

Crazy to think it's 40 years since that. 1980 seems like 30+ years ago. Edit: I meant it feels surreal that 1980 is indeed and in fact 40 years prior.

Steph Dy 1980 is 30+ years ago

Matthew Torres me too lol

I was thinking the same thing.

He was a Coach and player simultaneously for several years. One of the smartest ever

it’s thanks to guys like Bill who loved and respected the game so much that we have such an amazing product today

Yeah people discredited him for the era he played in but those rings don't show everything he did as a coach, while being a player still. Legendary always.

he played in janitor era. bill russel average 44% against plumbers lmaooooo

And during postgame interview but gets cut off. Adorable.

in a year he won player of the year final four mop a national title was the 1st pick and won finals mvp and a title...1979-180 were good years to be earvin magic johnson I tell you what

He did win back to back championships a few years later. So I'd say game 7 defending the title was a bigger game forsure

Not one of. His unquestioned greatest game.

He's Cornbread

Silky

Jamaal Wilkes used to give dr.j trouble

Hey Jamaal won ring at Golden State too with the great Rick Barry so u know been there before had that unique shot I ever seen be twisting the ball on release hey worked for him Jamaal always like him especially on GSW one of the man's can u take over sometimes kinda of like Klay Thompson as far as impact on team..can score for sure!

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Don't have to watch bullshit Hollywood remakes of history when I saw it all live as it happened. Hollywood remakes are always revisionist and never fully accurate.

​@waldolydecker8118 bro its just a show. A funny one at that lol. Not everyone got to live in the 80s as some one who was born in 96.

⁠@@waldolydecker8118The show is actually pretty good

@@waldolydecker8118ok lil nigga who cares

Actually, you saw it tape delayed....just like I did.

To me he is a "LAMB," NOT a "GOAT": A "goat" is a 'loser,' a Satanic animal. A 'LAMB' is a 'winner'...

@@yaantsudnbesdai972 G.O.A.T. Stands for Greatest Of All Time. lamb😂

@@achrisparker If F.U.C.K.E.R. was somehow an acronym for the greatest of all time, would you use that acronym? Then why use the acronym GOAT? The "goat" is a Satanic animal; a bastard. Seems like it's the OPPOSITE of a player who should be the greatest. If the acronym B.A.S.T.A.R.D. was used for the greatest player ever would you use it? Then why use the acronym "GOAT" which is a loser instead of a winner? Really, really, really dumb society...

I do agree. According to George Gervin, Earvin Johnson was playing basketball with pro players when he was 15 years old. And, says George Gervin, he was already "magic". The interview with George Gervin is easy to find on YT.

Mj and Lebron was playing at this level is just that they didn’t have a good team at their rookie season compared to magic

@@to3sted248 forreal nobody in there rookie season Kareem Abdul jabar on they team😂

He filled in for Kareem AS A ROOKIE. A ROOKIE who came into the league after his sophomore season. Sure Jordan and Lebron had this raw talent, but I would argue that Magic's game was more, mindset matched his talent and it's why he could FILL IN for Kareem and win. Not just play with Kareem and win. This is my argument against Kobe, as great as his mindset was, his will and his game, those 1st 3 chips, are with the most dominant big at the height of his powers, avg 28.5, 12.5. 2.5 winning all 3 Finals MVPs. If Kobe does that without Shaq or with an aging Shaq where Kobe wins the Finals MVPs, I would concede my point.

Did he win anything without Kareem? NO It helped a lot he came into a stacked team that lacks only the PG position. Remember, he had Kareem. The TRUE GOAT and most dominant player of the 80's despite being over 30.

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Riley was not the coach then.

Juilius even looks young. Lol.

Russell was annoying.

Facts

I doubt that very seriously. The Lakers probably wouldn't got swept but The Detroit Pistons had arrived. It was their time to shine.

I agree, and I'm a Magic fan. You can't forget what Kareem did for 5 games, but what Magic did for the one was special so people remember that the most.

Kareem did a lot, but he still was 3-2. While the Lakers were 1-0 without him. That decreases his value. And when Magic started at center, he put up point and rebound totals that were as great or greater than Kareem did in those 5 games. So that means offensively, playing center was the easiest position that series due to the great passing of their backcourt. Having Nixon and Magic as facilitators allowed Kareem to put up such great stats. While Magic proved that he could run the offense without Kareem. And not only was it a win, the Lakers beat the 76ers by more than they did in their other 3 wins. MVP: Magic Johnson.

Thank you.

Amen. There is definitely a case to be made for Magic being the GOAT 🐐

This is when the NBA started to really become popular. Dr. J

Kareem said Magic made basketball fun again

También fue campeón olímpico en Barcelona 92.

Go Spurs go!

That's math

kawhi was basically 23 though he turned 23 a week after the finals so....but I get it....kareem would of won it earlier if drafted but he was not allowed to leave college ...

That doesnt mean shit, because you cant be final MVP if you arent in the final. Magic, duncan, khawi were all in the best team as a rookie, MJ and Lebron were both in trash team and you better believe me if they had Kareem abdul jabbar, jamal wikes and michael cooper or David robinson and sean eliott or Tim duncan, Tony parker and Ginobili they could have definitly been Final MVP. Jordan and Lebron were both the best young player of all time, Lebron rookie stats were similar to Magic but keep in mind Lebron was 18 not 20, at 20 Lebron averaged 31.4ppg, 7reb and 6.6 assists. At the same age MJ averaged 28.2 ppg, 6.5reb and 5.9 assists and magic averaged 18ppg, 7.7 reb and 7.3 assists. So congratulation to magic, duncan and khawi but they were lucky to be in a good team, im sure they wouldnt even make it to the playoff with 84-88 Bulls or 2003-2010 cavs.

@@Anthonydu01630 rookie magic was definitely better than rookie Lebron. And Ik MJ was great as a rookie but Magic put up 42 15 and 7 in game 6 of the nba finals without the best player in the league.

It was always said that bird wanted to win finals mvp that year, but didn’t. And Magic wanted to win rookie of the year that year and didn’t.

Magic didn't win rookie of the year because only sportswriters and sports broadcasters get to vote. In 1980, sportswriters and broadcasters were probably 98% white male. Rookie Larry Bird was the "Great White Hope" for many sportswriters and broadcasters in 1980 and the near exclusive white voters all voted for him based on race favoritism with the hope he would help keep the league white. Both Magic and Bird had superstar rookie years and you could make an equal case for either one of them winning rookie of the year...hell, Magic floor-Generalled his team all the way to the championship! You know the rookie voting was racially biased because Bird was given a ridiculous lopsided 96% of the vote and Magic only given 4%. That vote is not even rational - no way did Bird outplay Magic 96% to 4% in 1980. Take a look at today's NBA sportswriters and broadcasters in 2023, who are much more diverse and reflective of how the American population looks - male, female, old, young, multi-ethnic and global representation. If Bird and Magic came into the NBA as rookies today, the rookie voting would be much more realistic; the diverse voters who write and broadcast today's NBA would vote more on what each player actually accomplished for his team, instead of just voting for Bird as they did in 1980 because he was their white hero and savior. It is possible Bird might still win the vote today, but the vote totals would be more realistic as they should have been in 1980, like 55% to 45% or 52% to 48%....scores that truly reflected how equal both their rookie years were - or maybe Magic would win by a similar close vote total - but there is no way in hell either player should have beat the other in ROY voting by 96% to 4%. That vote total alone is proof the 1980 ROY voting was totally about race and not actual play on the court. This is why it is essential to have a diversity of voters voting for awards instead of just having all the voters white. Another way to avoid biased problems like this is to also allow the players and coaches to have a say in the voting - nobody knows better than the players and coaches who the best rookie is. They certainly know more than the sportswriters and broadcasters, because most of writers and broadcasters in 1980 never played the game professionally, so they don't know shit compared to a player or coach.

constant reminder dr. j was a superstar in the aba for years before the nba and won 3 aba mvps and 2 aba titles and playoff mvps.....we missed out on at least 1-2 nba mvps from dr. j and another title run probably on his own without a moses type 2nd option ...thats why many people say hes a top 15 player all time and why hes for sure top 20....stop looking at nba stats...my dude played like 6 years in the aba...hes so underrated...hes the kd of his era

@@kzelldaswag exactly. There's a reason why he's every NBA greats favorite player. He is greatly, greatly underappreciated.

@@razkable Good post, with one amendment: Moses was not the second option.

He had a great team, too.

ARI 23 I agree! 👌

Surely hope for the steal against pistons.

Like Birds 60 point game against the Hawks

You're gonna come on a Laker video and talk about the Celtics??? Go away, Satan! Lol

Flight prolly improved with an actually good trainer with him.

Yes my majesty but, Imagine if Flightreacts actually gets signed by an NBA Team.

DiamondBullet I agree

Why did he not get finals MVP?

@@dancefloor4737 It was said the network didn't want to be embarrassed & look foolish giving the MVP to a player who was absent, so they gave it to Magic instead who had a great game , but Kareem had an OUTSTANDING series...

Magic and wilkes the only good players. The others were all mediocre role players. But it shows they could win without Kareem

@@erfgthygreas1709 norm nixon? kareem was mvp already won a ring so and wilkes a hall of famer already a champ before 80 as well plus 5 time champ cooper

Facts

yep and ppl still dislike smh

Yup yup

Also how the 3pt line is nonexistent since this was the first year of it

crazy thing is the league average percentage doesnt change at all since the 70s

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Indeed throw in the Steelers and Pirates success. And Penn State playing for national titles, it was a productive period for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania!!!!

He had 2.5 hall of famers next to him it's like if magic joined the 2016 warriors or 2014 heat

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James Harden playing good now lol

False lol

LMAO. Magic is at the pinnacle of the Laker's all-time team. No one forgets him.

literally nobody ever forgets about Magic 😂 James Worthy is the one who criminally forgotten

MrGenexxx yeah Worthy was a beast and nobody remembers him much anymore.

He’s not so much as forgotten just under appreciated. When you’ve played on the same team as KAJ, Kobe, Shaq, Wilt, West, Baylor, Worthy, now Lebron, and I’m probably still forgetting some. Not even mentioning greats who came to end their career like Nash, Rodman, Dwight Howard, Karl Malone, etc.

@@aidan_is_spoon4524 It was such a shame that Worthy's performance came nearing the end of the Lakers dominance. In a team that included Kareem and Magic, then succeeded by Shaq and Kobe, it's understandable why he is often underappreciated. 1988 Finals he was on beast mode.