Magic Johnson is the greatest basketball player ever to play at Michigan State. And the best Michigan State player currently working in the NBA is 3x NBA champ and do-everything forward Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors. But it’s not just the Spartan connection that makes Magic so effusive in his tweets about the Warriors.
As a basketball guy first, Magic just can’t help himself — this Warriors team plays one gorgeous brand of basketball, full of fury, flourish and pure answer-the-bell toughness. A star goes down in Kevin Durant, other stars (Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala) just shine brighter. With so many stars the Warriors are like the night sky. Or like Hollywood, something Magic knows a bit about.
Steph Curry was playing like the old Steph Curry before KD joined the Warriors tonight! He had 39 points, 8 rebounds, & 8 assists.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 17, 2019
Here’s a selection of Magic’s recent praise-heaping tweets about the Warriors. One can’t help thinking how they are everything Magic wanted the Lakers to be, before he abruptly quit earlier this year. In the last one Magic calls Golden State “one of the greatest and most entertaining teams of all time.”
I love watching Draymond Green because he has all of the intangibles: competitiveness, toughness, high basketball IQ & he’s a great leader, defender, & passer. We’ve seen it all displayed in this series against Portland. BTW, he went to a great college, MSU! 😂 #SpartanNation
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 19, 2019
With Steph Curry’s 36 points, Draymond Green’s 20-13-12 triple-double, and Klay Thompson’s incredible defense, the Warriors three superstars led them to another win in the series.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 19, 2019
Draymond Green and Steph Curry were the best two players on the floor tonight for the world champion Warriors. 16 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 blocks for Draymond…WOW!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 17, 2019
Steph Curry is not only one of the greatest shooters we’ve ever seen, he is one of the greatest clutch players the game has ever seen. 33 points in the second half to lead his Warriors over the Houston Rockets…Incredible!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 11, 2019
Golden State showed why they are one of the greatest and most entertaining teams of all time. The splash brothers were splendid and Draymond Green just showed the world again why he is one of the best all-around players in all of basketball.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 11, 2019
