It was JunE 12, 1984, Celtics won their 7 victory over the Lakers to win the 1984 NBA Championship. People were celebrating and Magic Johnson forced himself to watch this as a punishment for losing. He said he deserved to be miserable. The earliest for the Lakers to get back to L.A was next morning, and during that time, Magic Johnson was hard on himself. He asked what happened because he was used to winning in a crunch time. He figured it out, Larry Bird, that's what happened. By morning, Magic Johnson earned his and the teams's new nicknames, which were "Tragic" and "Fakers". Magic Johnson was extra upset because he knew it was because he lose to Larry Bird in the first L.A-Boston series for the title and Bird got the best of him.
Even after the championship, and the celebration of Larry Bird and his team, Larry Bird kept close eyes on Magic Johnson's points, scores, and numbers. Celtics forward, Cedric Maxwell confirm that the team hates Magic Johnson. Fron 1956-1969, Celtics won 11 Championship in thirteen season and they met the Lakers in the Finals 6 timesand won all 6 times. Celtics won the title in 1968-69 against the Lakers by 1 point. Magic Johnson was blamed for majority of the lose because he frozed up and made 1 mistake causing them to lose. And it was also because the rivalry they both had and people blamed Johnson for losing to Larry.
Another relationship Magic Johnson had that wasn't friendly was with Michael Jordan. People was talking about how Magic Johnson went into the All-Star Game and how his goal was to not pass the ball to Michael Jordan. He found it as a complete lie because he said it wouldn't benefit him in any way. Both never got close because of this and Michael Jordan have this feeling that Johnson hates him.QUOTE:
""Fakers!" a disappointed fan sneered from his covertible as he drove past the Lakers star"(Bird 145).
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Wow, speak of the championship that the Celtics won when Larry Bird was playing. It was unbelievable and crazy. I rewatch those clips when Larry Bird played and even watching Ray Allen it is kind of like a mirror image. 17 Titles so far, going for the 18th . Magic Johnson was amazing himself though he didn't win the titles.
I don't see why people blamed him for it. It's the WHOLE teams fault for losing so I don't see why a fan would call him a "Faker" because I think a fan suppose to support their team as much as possible. Magic Johnson froze up during the series against the Celtics during the Finals was because the Celtics fan was screaming at him and the Lakers, which shifted his focus. He was still young so he didn't know how to react or think about it. Just like the other night, Celtics against Heats, 1st playoff series, people booed Haslem for missing a shot. It wasn't like he did it on purpose but fans tend to boo but them cheer when they do something good. Such hypocrites because no one should be booing Magic Johnson because he played amazing.
There are more trash talkers in the NBA now, wheather if they do it just to tick people off or gets frighten by others.
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