{"id":436578,"date":"2023-09-27T18:32:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T18:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=436578"},"modified":"2023-09-27T18:32:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T18:32:07","slug":"magic-johnson-on-knicks-ownership-only-team-i-would-actually-probably-think-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/magic-johnson-on-knicks-ownership-only-team-i-would-actually-probably-think-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic Johnson On Knicks Ownership: \u201conly team I would actually probably think about\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Magic Johnson has turned down NBA ownership chances with the Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, and Detroit Pistons in the past, but the New York Knicks are the only club he would consider purchasing.<\/p>\n<h2>Magic Johnson On Knicks Ownership: \u201cOnly team I would actually probably think about\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Johnson, who had owned a portion of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/knicks\/\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> until selling his position in 2010, currently has stakes in the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Commanders. If an NBA franchise were next, Johnson believes the Los Angeles Lakers would be #1 on his list, but he&#8217;d also consider purchasing the New York Knicks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Magic Johnson says owning the Knicks would interest him \ud83d\udc40 via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ycjhk52sfI\">pic.twitter.com\/ycjhk52sfI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 2Cool2Blog (@2Cool2Blog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2Cool2Blog\/status\/1707100044539641903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Johnson told the Associated Press during a visit to a YMCA in New York,&#8221;If there\u2019s an opportunity, first I\u2019d definitely go with the Lakers because that\u2019s who I am. I\u2019ve been a part of the family for 40 years,\u201d Johnson said in an appearance on the Rise and Schein Podcast. \u201cBut, if I ever decide to do something that\u2019s not with the Lakers, I\u2019d probably only do something with the Knicks because I love the fanbase, I love the Garden and what the Knicks organization stands for. But you know I\u2019m a Lakers man through and through.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Only team I&#39;d actually probably think about is the Knicks\u2026I love coming to New York &amp; the Garden\u2026fans\u2026so passionate\u2026smart\u2026I&#39;d probably never think about being part of another franchise&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Magic Johnson, who&#39;s turned down several NBA ownership stakes <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IU4uyjyYM6\">https:\/\/t.co\/IU4uyjyYM6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/otJLdCjd7M\">pic.twitter.com\/otJLdCjd7M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA_NewYork\/status\/1706800330799730765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>think because of the way fans love basketball you might have to think about that one, because I love coming to New York and going to the Garden and watching the Knicks play. I love being with fans who are so passionate about their team and the Knick fans are, and they&#8217;re smart. They&#8217;re smart basketball fans, so I would have to think about that one. I think that other than that, I would probably never think about ever being a part of another franchise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Magic Johnson said \u201cthe only team\u201d he would consider making a purchase of is the New York Knicks.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AP<\/a> the HOF point guard also said he\u2019s turned down \u201cmultiple\u201d offers to own other teams and praised \u201csmart\u2026passionate\u201d NY fans.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to see him own\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qGBmyK5sHF\">pic.twitter.com\/qGBmyK5sHF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Let\u2019s Talk Knicks (LTK) (@LetsTalkKnicks_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LetsTalkKnicks_\/status\/1706843687714443652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Johnson, 64, became an NBA superstar with the Lakers, and his devotion to the franchise has kept him from pursuing other ownership chances in the league.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Magic Johnson has declined multiple NBA ownership chances. The New York Knicks would interest him <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NdTp6o6UQ6\">https:\/\/t.co\/NdTp6o6UQ6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bloomberg (@business) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/business\/status\/1706939471059357697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>NBA fans may be hesitant to see Johnson return to an organization given his troubles with the Lakers&#8217; front office, but the prospect of him working with the Knicks one day is intriguing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Jets\u2019 Aaron Rodgers Takes A Stand &amp; Responds To The Critique Against Zach Wilson\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/jets-aaron-rodgers-takes-a-stand-responds-to-the-critique-against-zach-wilson\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Jets\u2019 Aaron Rodgers Takes A Stand &amp; Responds To The Critique Against Zach Wilson<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magic Johnson has turned down NBA ownership chances with the Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, and Detroit Pistons in the past, but the New York Knicks are the only club he would consider purchasing. Magic Johnson On Knicks Ownership: \u201cOnly team I would actually probably think about\u201d Johnson, who had owned a portion of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":409963,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,88],"tags":[16049,7833,16050,16048,2215],"class_list":["post-436578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-new-york-knicks","tag-knicks-2023","tag-knicks-news","tag-magic-johnson-knicks","tag-nba-knicks","tag-nba-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}