Magic winning Finals MVP as a 20 year old rookie who played all 5 positions will never happen again. It will never be repeated.

Magic went to 9 finals in 13 years and won 5 of them. Then he beat HIV and people realized it is no longer a death sentence. He's definitely GOAT status.

I've enjoyed several of your reactions so I subbed. You do a really nice and NASTY job! I was born in L.A. back in '62 and have been a Lakers fan all my life. The first NBA game I ever went to as a young kid was the early 70s championship team with Wilt, Jerry West, Gail Goodrich, etc. Magic was drafted my senior year in high school. He is, and will always be, my favorite player of all time. His arrival changed everything -- not just for the team but the whole city. He lit that town up like nobody else and that's saying a lot given all the famous movie & music stars over the years. It's so hard to describe just how different he was to anything we had ever seen on a basketball court before. There had been many GREAT athletes and players before him, but nobody played the game quite like Magic... except for Larry Bird, who played almost EXACTLY like Magic. It was absolutely uncanny and something akin to divine intervention that those two appeared in the league at the same time. We had never seen a 6'9" point guard before but it was much more than that. His style of play was never seen before and it hasn't been seen since. He would relentlessly run that fast break by coming full speed right down the middle of the lane. It was like a freight train coming at the defenders and he was just way too big to stop. Magic was not an elegant ball handler. In fact, he dribbled so high that I always feared someone would steal the ball when he came into the lane... but they never could! He constantly forced defenders into an impossible choice that they were almost certain to lose. A few years ago, people used to praise Kyrie as the best penetrating and finishing guard. How quickly they forgot about Magic! If he decided to take it to the hoop, you could probably count on one hand the number of times he missed if he wasn't fouled. Anyone else is a distant second place in that conversation. The most impressive thing about Magic and Bird is that they had almost a supernatural sense of both the basket and all the other players on the court. To call either of them "unathletic" is absurd but neither were anywhere near the freaks of nature that so many associate with the "athletic" description. Extreme athleticism was not their gift. They were savants who possessed an innate understanding of the game like nobody I had ever seen, save possibly Pete Maravich. This allowed Magic and Larry to add a whole different level of improvisation to their games. They could go full speed without any conscious sense of how things would end up when they started running, but somehow pull off some insane pass or shot right at the moment that those of us watching thought for sure that all their options had run out. They would also routinely make shots or plays that you KNOW they never could have spent any significant time practicing. I'm trying desperately here to describe what made him so unique but probably failing miserably because there's just no way to quantify the "magic" he and Larry brought to the game. Ultimately, I just feel so blessed to have witnessed that era of the NBA first hand. There have been many great players since then and I have no desire to disparage the talent and hard work of subsequent and current players. For me personally, however, the NBA just hasn't had the same appeal since Magic and Larry left the game.

To tell you the truth: I’m a Magic Johnson fan because I’m a Larry Bird fan. Those two were so good and obviously made each other even better.

Greatest PG of all time AND NO ONE IS CLOSE! Never been a 6'9 guy that could handle the ball like that.

If you want to understand the history of basketball as it exists today, you need to watch the documentary “Magic and Byrd: A Courtship of Rivals.”

Born and raised a Sixers fan but Magic is my favorite player all time

He the REASON I watch basketball my favorite player Magic Johnson never was a Lakers fan just loved how he played He my 1A ..Pat Ewing is my A . Im a Knicks Fan 90's KNICKS 👍

I first met Earvin in high school playing ball against his twin sisters and the McGee twins from Flint. His Spartans warred with my Michigan Wolverines and his subsequent career and business ventures since his retirement. We were cool outside of anyone coming against my Detroit Pistons. I'm proud of who he is and how he moves through his life.

My top 3 all time are Larry, Magic, and Jordan. I was a Lakers fan growing up because of Magic and the Showtime Lakers, even though I didn't even live in California.

I was a little kid and saw Magic v Bird in the NCAA Championship when I became a fan. He's my favorite all time player..

The reason I became a Lakers fan is because of Magic Johnson he just was magical in the court, the GOAT in my opinion! There a video in KZfaq called “Magic Johnson always showtime” I highly recommend to watch.

Sixers fan here. I will stand on it that Magic is the best all around player ever.

The Showtime Lakers are what drew me to basketball as a kid. I was 7 years old when Magic won his first title and have been a fan ever since.

I'm from Southern Cali (Orange County) and Magic is the reason I fell in love with the sport in 1980. He was a 6'9 thoroughbred with the bionic vision of Lee Majors. He was the true American gangster. Droppin' dimes like Frank Lucas snitches. His passes were nasty as Shaq's feet. On the fast-break he brought havoc like Prodigy on a Mobb Deep beat. #Legend #HardwoodHeathen

Lakers fan here from Denmark and Magic is the Reason

Magic made the game so fun to watch you never knew to whom the pass would go. When most of the game was stagnant in the paint, Showtime got out on the fast break. Loved Magic’s absolute passion for the game. He was as obsessed with winning like MJ, Bird or Kobe.

Born in LA, born to be a lakers fan, I also thank Larry Bird is GREATEST SMALL FORWARD

Nasty!!! All day long. This is only the tip of the iceberg of Magic’s highlights. Where do I even begin? Only rookie to win Finals MVP. Not only had 42pts 15reb’s but also had 7 assists, 3 steals, & 2blocks. Was in the Championship 9 yrs of his 11yr career (12 but was hurt for the season yr 2). Won 5 chips. Beat Bird 2 outta 3. One of the very few players to only beat Champions to become Champion. 6’ 9” PointGod! Had one additional lane to pass than all other PG’s. Over the smaller defenders heads. Could score at will if he wanted to but was a true PG that got the entire team involved. Had an insane mid range shot. More of a set shot than a jumper. High 80’s to low 90’s from the free throw line. Was a match up nightmare for opposing defenses. My favorite part was his flashy style either demoralized defenses and took crowds outta the game at away games but also turned both of them into fans mid game. Had opposing teams in awe on the court and opposing fans cheering for him. Nobody had ever done that at the time. 15-20 fast breaks a game with sort of passing. Everyone on the team was put in the stat book cuz Magic got everyone involved. More chips than Curry. More season MVP’s & more Finals MVP’s. Top 7 assist leader vs the other 6 who all played 5-8 more years than Magic. The inventor of the triple double on a daily basis. Beat Dr. J and the high powered 76’ers for a chip. Beat Isaiah Thomas and the Bad Boys for a Chip. Beat Larry Bird and the Green Team more than once for a Chip. Was one of the reasons and Bird that kept Jordan from winning a chip til year 6-7 when they were 10+ yrs in the league. I can do this all day! NASTY!!!

You cant mention either one without the other. They saved basketball with their rivalry which is unmatched in any sport.

I came back to this video since rich didn’t believe that I watched it since I didn’t comment so here my comment I watched it AGAIN 😂!!

Lakers fan because of Magic Johnson, Byron Scott, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, James Worthy, Michael Cooper, Kurt Rambis, etc... They were the greatest in the 1980's and I never missed a game.

Was watching the All Star Game with my Dad. I really like Dr J but was rooting for the West because Kareem, Magic, and Worthy were all on that team. When my Dad told me that all three played for the same team I decided that the Lakers were for me. Being a fan of that team with those players was such a treat.

I'm soon to be 47, Magic was my guy growing up...The original MJ!!!

NASSSSTYYYYYYY!!! 😊

I adore 🥰 Magic!! 💜

This video was entertaining brother!!

THE WHOLE DAMNNNNNNNNNN THING IS NASTY RICH!!! LMAO 💯😊THIS IS WHYYYYYY MAGIC'S THE GREATEST EVERRRR IN HOOPS, HE DID THINGS THAT NOBODYYY DID AND HE LITERALLY REVOLUTIONIZED THE POINT GUARD POSITION 😊 I WAS BORN IN 60 RICH SO FOR ME( JERRY WEST ) WAS MY GUY TILL MAGIC CAME ALONG AND THEN OF COURSE KOBE!👍 R.I.P.☹😮TO THE ( BLACK MAMBA ) TODAY WAS HIS 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS TRAGIC PASSING!☹ ( 26 JAN 2020 )

I feel bad for basketball fans that weren't around to see Wilt, Kareem, Larry, Magic and Michael in their primes. Their careers were highlight reels. Their greatness simply cannot be explained to people who only get the chance to see them in video clips.

Game 6 of the 1985 NBA Finals. The single greatest win in franchise history.🏀

You just don't know what basketball was like bro. Nothing compares to the 80s and 90s hoops.

Let’s go, gang been waiting on this one💯

I’ve been down with the Lakers since 99 ! 💪🏾💜💛

Thé most complet player! Out fakes the camera and can literally do it all. He’s my GOAT

Watching Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan perform on the court is like watching Michael Jackson perform on the stage

80-90's basketball that is the best thing ever no offense to Kobe and Lebron but is not even close is not that both of them are not great is just the game was very physical and efficient you can be passive on both sides of the court and can shoot bricks all the time .The only players allow to have the ball when in matters on wanted was MJ,Bird,Magic and Kareem .

LARRY

I’m a Larry Bird FANATIC and he’s my favorite basketball player of all time but remember Magic could play all positions. I’m not sure Larry could have done that. Thoughts?

# 1 BIRD # 2 JORDAN # 3 MAGIC

WELL ( DR. JERRY BUSS ) GOD REST HIS SOUL😊CHANGED THE NBA BY MAKING IT AN EVENT, TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT AND KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING💯 WHEN HE SIGNED EARVIN TO A ( 25 YEAR, 25 MILLION CONTRACT ) 👍

Aye bro enjoyed your reaction. Check out the bird v magic documentary called courtship of rivals!!

I’m gonna say this I’m 50 years old and year after year there’s a guy that comes out he’s compared to Jordan and 50 years. I have yet to see anybody say he’s like magic a 69 point guard who played center at 20 years old in a closeout game to get his first ring, insane ! I also do believe he let the league back to back years and steals too triple double kang

Did you watch Magic burn Jordan at 6:07😂

I DON'T KNOW RICH, IT HAS TO BE THE ( 85 ) FINALS😊 CAUSE THE LAKERS FINALLYYYY BEAT THE CELTICS AFTER LOSING ( 8 ) STR8 TIMES😮 AND ALSO CAUSE THEY DID IT ON THE ROAD IN THE GARDEN OF GAME 6 👍 OF COURSE THE 'JUNIOR' SKYHOOK IN GAME 4 OF THE ( 87 ) FINALS TOOK OUT LARRY ALSO SO. AND LARRY STILLLL CAN'T GET OVER LOSING TO MAGIC IN COLLEGE IN THAT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 75-64

Do Shawn Kemp dunks

The Lakers have been in the finals what, 31, 32 times? There's your answer.

You got to check out Bo Jackson, and Deon Sanders playing on two teams ?

Magic is the GOAT winner. Only Bill Russell is even in the discussion.

Jordan and Bird my top 2.. Magic 3rd..

Oh and forgot say it NASTY

It just doesn’t get Nastier. Bartender, get me a glass of the Nasty. Talk about a dude that can open up a CAN of NASTY. Super MacNasty. Nastiness Penalty. Magic did the NASTY !! Nothing but Net ?? No. No son. Nothing but NASTY !!!!

I like Magic but Larry is the better individual player.

Knicks fan? lol Knicks fan from the 90s? you talking early 90s? cuz EARLY 90s KNicks fans were NOT Jordan fans. if ANYTHING, we HATED HIM when OTHERS were riding his jock strap. WE STILL respected him.. you must be talking about that Houston, LJ, Sprewell and Camby teams. Im talking Starks, Oakley, Mason and Greg Anthony teams.

Super NASTY