Magic to join ESPN on Christmas day

The Lakers historic star will be joining ESPN soon…

Biz Journals: Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson will be joining ESPN as a studio analyst for the network’s NBA coverage, according to a report in the Sports Business Daily, a sister publication of Los Angeles Business.

According to the report, Johnson will make his debut with the net on ABC’s “GMC NBA Countdown” before a Christmas Day tripleheader. Johnson had previously served as an analyst on TNT.

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5 Comments

  1. Lakers 24 7 says:
    October 13, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    So he will analyze the Lakers-Celtics game at halftime? They should get Larry Bird in there too, start a little studio scuffle.

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  2. Jamie Spears Insider says:
    October 13, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    That’s awesome =) Another thing to look forward to on Christmas day!

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  3. lakerschamps09 says:
    October 13, 2008 at 3:56 pm

    thats great…. but tnt is better than abc.. abc is crap… the finals should be held on tnt.. lol

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  4. Michael_23 says:
    October 13, 2008 at 5:35 pm

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    I miss NBC and the NBA Theme music on that station.

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  5. lakerschamps09 says:
    October 13, 2008 at 6:20 pm

    yea michael_23 me too…. but cant do anything bout it

    Reply

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