Magic Johnson spend these NBA playoffs using Twitter to provide is own post-game analysis. On Sunday night, the Lakers great sent out a suggestive tweet suggesting James could, or should, opt out of his contract and leave Cleveland this summer.
LeBron James delivered on his promise to bring a championship to Cleveland, now if he decides to leave nobody can be mad at him.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 20, 2016
James caused a stir earlier this season when he said he still wants to play part of his career with "The Brotherhood" of James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony. Teams including the Lakers and Clippers have been considered as potential destinations for these aging superstars.
Other than GSW/Cavs fans, Lakers/Clips fans have the most at stake tonight. LeBron can't move to LA w/o delivering Cleveland a title first.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) June 19, 2016
Johnson, a part-owner of the Dodgers, owned a share of the Lakers from 1994-2010. Even after selling his minority stake, Johnson had retained his title as an unpaid vice president. He stepped down from that title last week, and the Lakers noted Johnson's social media comments are no longer reflective on the team.
But is Johnson hinting at James making a move to L.A.? Is this Magic's way of trying to recruit James to the Lakers?
Here's the rest of Johnson's Twitter analysis:
Congratulations to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on winning the NBA Championship!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 20, 2016
LeBron James took this series over in the last 3 games, like the great ones do and brought the championship home to Ohio!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 20, 2016
Coach Lue deserves a lot of credit, he drew up an excellent play to get Kyrie Irving the ball and he delivered with the game winning shot!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 20, 2016
LeBron James with this championship sealed his legacy as one of the five greatest players to ever play this game!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 20, 2016
There can't be anymore LeBron James haters. He's proved that he is still the best player in the world with this championship!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 20, 2016
Congrats to rookie head coach and my friend Tyronn Lue! Coach Lue made some great in-game adjustments to put the Cavs in position to win!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 20, 2016
Bad shot selection, especially from the 3pt line cost the Golden State Warriors a championship.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 20, 2016
Now we all have to wonder what happens with the Golden State Warriors. They have to get better, if they want to get back to the NBA Finals.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 20, 2016
Big thank you to Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson for doing an outstanding job calling this NBA Finals series!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 20, 2016
The way Jeff Van Gundy & Mark Jackson analyzed the games & broke down the strategies, I don't understand why they aren't coaching in the NBA
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 20, 2016
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