Photos: Magic Johnson Shows Off New Lakers Championship Ring

The Los Angeles Lakers sent Magic Johnson a championship ring for the role he had in the past few years. The Hall of Famer was president of basketball operations from Feb. 2017 until his resignation in April 2019. NBA experts agree that the franchise didn’t have much success with Johnson in the front office. But, he did bring LeBron James in Los Angeles.

In 2018, Johnson and Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka offered LeBron a four-year deal. LeBron’s debut with the team was awful as he suffered a severe groin injury in the Christmas Day game against the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers missed the playoffs that year and LeBron enjoyed his long break in the summer. The franchise had one unsuccessful attempt to bring Anthony Davis in town. It didn’t work, but it was more than enough for the big man to consider playing in LA. The Lakers traded for Davis right after Johnson’s resignation. LeBron and AD led the Lakers to the top of the Western Conference and ended up winning a title in Orlando.

Magic Johnson got his ring for bringing LeBron James in lA

Things between Pelinka, Johnson and the rest of the members of the Lakers front office didn’t look well. His unexpected resignation triggered an avalanche of rumors and it was pretty awful. But, this championship win did heal all the wounds and everything works well right now. Johnson follows every move LA makes and doesn’t really miss a chance to share his thoughts or critics for the team.

Lakers players and staff got the rings this week, and Christmas Week was definitely special. Magic Johnson and his wife Cookie were flattered to get a ring. The Hall of Famer showed off his new ring and took to Twitter to share his excitement.

Things are taking a good turn for Johnson. He has lots of love for the Lakers family. He brought LeBron James in LA and that sure means a thing.

The Lakers will try to go after another title this season. The roster has plenty of talent and they have already shown their dominance.