Magic Johnson Has Strong Reaction to LeBron James’ Cancellation Comments

The NBA suspended the regular season and LeBron James wants it back. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar hopes that the regular season resumes in the near future. LeBron addressed the rumors about the cancellation of the season, saying that there’s nothing like that in the plans. Magic Johnson understands his point of view.

Magic Johnson is not the Lakers president of basketball operations, but he pays attention to everything they do.

“LeBron and the Lakers are going for something special,” he said. “The (Los Angeles) Clippers are going for something special. Milwaukee is going for something special. You know those guys are going to come to play. Their egos are on the line. The championship is on the line.”

Magic Johnson understands LeBron

The Lakers sat on top of the Western Conference, and fans have already picked them as winners. NBA teams may return to the arenas, but fans won’t be able to attend the games. It’s too risky. The idea of playing in empty arenas was unacceptable at the beginning, but NBA officials may take it into consideration now.

“When you’re going for something and you get past those first few minutes, you don’t know the difference because your competitive juices kick in,” Magic Johnson explained. “They’re going to play the game that they love and they’re going to play it 150% like they do with the fans in the stands. The only thing they won’t get is that juice when they make a good play or they go on a 12-0 run. There’s nobody there to take them to another level. The crowd takes you to another level. If you’re down, the Lakers fans are some of the best fans in the NBA when they start screaming and hollering. They’ll miss that, but if you think they’re not going to perform just because fans aren’t there, no.”

The former president of basketball operations also praised bench players, saying that they will need to have more energy now.

“The guys sitting on the bench have to be jumping up, hollering and screaming and giving them some juice, and they’ll do that,” Johnson said. “Those guys sitting on that bench are going to be more important than they have ever been before if there are no fans.”