LA Lakers legend and former government Magic Johnson has paid tribute to one of many nice gamers within the NBA.
After leaving his put up as LA Lakers president, Magic Johnson can now not affect the staff’s personnel selections.
That doesn’t cease him wish-casting, and he has made it public that his dream signing for the staff can be Kevin Durant.
Magic Johnson is a model in his personal proper as one of many biggest basketball gamers of his era, along with his jersey retired by the Lakers.
Johnson even conducts his personal award ceremony to acknowledge the additional effort of NBA stars with their offcourt and charity work.
He has named the 2025 winner as Phoenix Suns famous person Kevin Durant, who gained two NBA titles throughout his time with the Golden State Warriors.
Johnson made the announcement on X, including in a little bit quip about wishing that Durant performed on the Lakers.
He posted: “Congratulations to the 2-time Magic Johnson Award winner Kevin Durant. I’m so excited Kevin Durant gained this award as a result of is he all the time so gracious to the media and followers, I really like his recreation, who he’s as a person, and all the good group work that he’s doing within the DMV space with the youth.
“Kevin is an excellent entrepreneur and an enormous Commanders followers. I want he was a Laker! lol”
Kevin Durant has a really unsure future with the Phoenix Suns after the franchise made an try and commerce him away in February.
There was hypothesis he may rejoin the Warriors, earlier than Durant shut it down and later defined he didn’t need to depart midseason.
Kevin Durant remains to be making a big effect within the league on the age of 36. He averaged 26.6 factors per recreation this previous season, and his shot map illustrates how he had an affect from virtually each key space.
He shot a extremely environment friendly 52.7 p.c and 43 p.c from three, with 5 double-doubles on the season.
Brian Windhorst has reported the Suns are anticipated to commerce Durant in the summertime to a vacation spot of his selecting.
Is there a chance this might be the Lakers? This isn’t so possible, and in any case, Magic Johnson may have no say within the matter, regardless of his needs.
