So, Magic Johnson gave up on the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday. Here's his confirmation from his Twitter account:
The Los Angeles Lakers’ season through Magic Johnson’s tweets
Relive all the ups and downs through the Twitter account of the team’s biggest fan.
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Laker Nation: I just can't talk about the @lakers anymore. They're playing that bad.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 22, 2013
Big whoop. Magic's done this all year. For confirmation, here's what he tweeted four days ago:
I'm tired of seeing coach D'Antoni throw his hands up in disgust about the defense...time to do something about it!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 18, 2013
And here’s what he tweeted a day before that:
Lakers Nation: I feel the @lakers will definitely make the playoffs and cause some problems for teams!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 17, 2013
And then there’s this from a week before that:
I feel like the @lakers found their passion and love for the game last night in the loss to the Spurs...
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 10, 2013
But two days before that, he was singing a different tune:
It wasn't a surprise to me that the crowd was chanting "We Want Phil" at the @lakers last home game.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 8, 2013
Coach Saban had a great game plan on offense and defense that's how they won the championship. @lakers were you watching?
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 8, 2013
But on that very same day, he switched gears:
.@lakersnation there is still enough time for our @lakers to get it together and I believe in these players!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 8, 2013
That was preceded by another angry rant:
All 12 @lakers players need to understand what it means to be a member of the @lakers.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 7, 2013
Of course, two weeks before that, Johnson was giddy:
Biggest win of the season for @lakers last night against the Golden State Warriors! Winning their 4th game in a row.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) December 24, 2012
I'm glad I can tweet about the @lakers now since they beat the Bobcats last night and won their 3rd game in a row!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) December 20, 2012
That tweet came after Johnson boycotted the team because they were playing so poorly.
This will be my last tweet about the @lakers until they win three in a row!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) December 15, 2012
That tweet was the simple follow-up of a bolder declaration made one day earlier:
I have to apologize to my friend @spikelee for believing my @lakers would beat the Knicks...
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) December 14, 2012
Four days before that, he wanted answers:
My question for the @lakers coaching staff is: What is the strategy, identity and purpose for the team?
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) December 10, 2012
A week before that, he issued a challenge to his favorite team:
The @lakers players must decide if they want to be championship contenders or just a good team.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) December 3, 2012
And a week before that, he vented about a difficult loss:
Pacers PG George Hill starts 25ft from the basket and gets all the way to the hoop to make the winning basket.. That is not winning defense.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) November 28, 2012
But eight days prior to that, Johnson was all ready to eat some crow:
I must admit the @lakers are more fun to watch under coach D'Antoni's system.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) November 20, 2012
Why eat crow? Because of this tweet, 16 days prior:
The reason I haven't tweeted in 2 days is because I've been mourning Phil Jackson not being hired as the Lakers head coach.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) November 14, 2012
That came after Mike Brown got fired:
Feel bad for Coach Mike Brown, who's a great guy, but don't think he was the right guy for the job in the first place.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) November 9, 2012
Before Brown got fired, Johnson was on high alert:
Where's the defense @lakers?Thought the offense would struggle some these first few games, but not defense.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) November 1, 2012
That anger was there even after the very first game of the season:
I do know one thing: the ball should be in @stevenash hands much more.How about some pick & roll?
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) October 31, 2012
But of course, Johnson wasn’t concerned a week earlier:
Preseason records are irrelevant.The @nba season starts Oct. 30.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) October 25, 2012
Basically, Johnson is a fan just like the rest of us. He finds the silver lining in the bad and overreacts to the good, but lives all the ups and downs. He’ll be back, don’t you worry.
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