Magic Johnson says he faced adversity winning is first title

[rlsmooth775]

lol this is the same guy who won finals MVP in his rookie year

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Well Kareem was out for the clinching game and he put up a 40 point triple double iirc. So yeah...

[SamuraiSWISH]

Front Runner. Worse than LeBron. At least Bron stuck it out 7 years to the team that drafted him.

Magic's spoiled ass circumvented that entire process, refusing to be picked by the Bulls and build a franchise up on his shoulders ... he sat out that year's draft because he deliberately stated he wanted to play with Kareem.

No one ever gets on his case for this lack of competitiveness. He's in the clas of Tim Duncan with the red carpet of excuses.

[KirbyPls]

Front Runner. Worse than LeBron. At least Bron stuck it out 7 years to the team that drafted him.

Magic's spoiled ass circumvented that entire process, refusing to be picked by the Bulls and build a franchise up on his shoulders ... he sat out that year's draft because he deliberately stated he wanted to play with Kareem.

No one ever gets on his case for this lack of competitiveness. He's in the clas of Tim Duncan with the red carpet of excuses.

[outbreak]

Well Kareem was out for the clinching game and he put up a 40 point triple double iirc. So yeah...

Every player who shoulders a big load for a team that wins a ring faces adversity. People here act like winning a title is easy for anyone which is just silly.

[Real14]

Whats a winning is?

[Hey Yo]

lol this is the same guy who won finals MVP in his rookie year

I saw that recent tweet to and wasn't sure if he was referring to Michigan St. title or Lakers?

If he is referring to Lakers then it's confirmed even further that he's a dope.

[Hey Yo]

Well Kareem was out for the clinching game and he put up a 40 point triple double iirc. So yeah...

It wasn't a trip-dub. Plus Jamaal Wilkes put up 37 and 10.

[Hey Yo]

Front Runner. Worse than LeBron. At least Bron stuck it out 7 years to the team that drafted him.

Magic's spoiled ass circumvented that entire process, refusing to be picked by the Bulls and build a franchise up on his shoulders ... he sat out that year's draft because he deliberately stated he wanted to play with Kareem.

No one ever gets on his case for this lack of competitiveness. He's in the clas of Tim Duncan with the red carpet of excuses.

That's not how it went down.

There was a coin flip on who would get the first pick overall. Johnson stated that if the Bulls had won the coin flip he would have stayed in school. But you are right that he said he wanted to play with Kareem.

Lakers win coin flip, he enters the draft and the rest is history.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

It wasn't a trip-dub. Plus Jamaal Wilkes put up 37 and 10.

42/15/7/3/1....close enough

[SamuraiSWISH]

There was a coin flip on who would get the first pick overall. Johnson stated that if the Bulls had won the coin flip he would have stayed in school. But you are right that he said he wanted to play with Kareem.

Semantics. He manipulated the situation like a competitive coward. Faced adversity? He essentially chose where he wanted to play pro ball at coming into the league.

[mehyaM24]

winning without kareem, as a rookie, in philadelphia, during the finals, in a close out game = GOAT finals performance post shot-clock era.

like magic, lebron, shaq, bird and pippen (jordan was 1-9 in the postseason before pippen was officially drafted) ALL turned their franchises into ELITE contenders.. from the jump.

magic is simply a winner - and arguably the greatest offensive player, ever

[ArbitraryWater]

That's not how it went down.

There was a coin flip on who would get the first pick overall. Johnson stated that if the Bulls had won the coin flip he would have stayed in school. But you are right that he said he wanted to play with Kareem.

Lakers win coin flip, he enters the draft and the rest is history.

That actually IS true.. Didn't expect Sam to say that, but its true... Magic threw a bitchfit ala Kobe.

Magic would have gone back to College if the Laker$ didn't take him #1 overall in the 1980 draft.

His career as a Bull would have been VASTLY different. Same for Kobe as Hornet.

[Hey Yo]

42/15/7/3/1....close enough

Why not just admit you were wrong instead of saying "close enough?"

[SamuraiSWISH]

Magic forced his way to the Lakers. He never faced adversity until the '91 Finals when the GOAT was staring him in the face on the opposite side of the ball. Put the fear of god in him.