Magic Johnson has long been one of the best and weirdest NBA Twitter accounts in the world. Magic presents his thoughts on basketball, often using a bold approach to social media that can only be described as “imagine if your grandparents tweeted and didn’t know the internet existed.”
Sometimes it provides key facts about games that anyone can look up.
There is no doubt that the Boston Celtics are the best team in the NBA!! They had a 45-point lead in the third quarter tonight against the Suns and he has the best record in the West!
– Irvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) December 8, 2022
The magic is also there if you can’t Google Lakers game scores.
It was LeBron James’ show tonight in the Lakers’ 143-138 win over San Antonio! He finished with 39 points and 11 rebounds.
– Irvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) November 27, 2022
He’ll even catch up on what’s happening in football and deliver hot scenes like “Justin Jefferson is good.”
I watched the Minnesota Vikings come back to victory over the Buffalo Bills and Justin Jefferson is one of the top 3 receivers in the NFL. He achieved some incredible moments in that game!
– Irvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) November 14, 2022
I think Magic’s Twitter is fun. I’ll be honest, I love it when someone from an older generation dares to use technology. My mum still lives in Australia, so I savor this every couple of weeks when we have a Zoom call and it turns into me staring at her ceiling for a steady 5 minutes at the start of each call because she’s still not quite ready. She worked on locating the camera on her phone.
This kind of behavior is usually relegated to people in their 60s, like Magic or Mom – but there’s a new kid on the block looking to put his old pants on early and throw his hat in the ring. Robert Griffin III assumes the mantle of Magic when it comes to the old man stationed in the NFL, and he is indeed an adept at his craft.
RGIII was all over the scare Patriots play on Sunday.
Holy guacamole! Patriots fans, I feel for you. You cannot call this play the last regulation game when the game is tied. Just when you’re down, on the last game play and it’s time to despair. It seemed that the Patriots were desperate to lose.
– Robert Griffin III (RGIII) December 19, 2022
It uses tweet formats that weren’t popular years ago.
*whispers* Black moved from 1-6 to 7-7
– Robert Griffin III (RGIII) December 18, 2022
There are caption contests.
Sometimes he takes a little break from sports together to drop a motivational quote you find on a mug inside a Hallmark store.
The moment you want to quit is the perfect time to keep pushing.
– Robert Griffin III (RGIII) December 13, 2022
There are also times when I’m not sure anyone has any idea what they’re trying to say.
One thing about Brandon Staley, though, is that he’s going to be Brandon Staley even after Brandon Staley isn’t working because Brandon Staley is ultimately bound to get you right if you’re Brandon Staley enough times.
– Robert Griffin III (RGIII) December 12, 2022
It’s not quite the full magic level yet, but we do see a guy go down that path. I am personally here for it. See, covering sports is all about accepting your age and the slow march toward death. Much of your career is devoted to watching and covering the athletes half your age that dominate at the highest level. Acceptance of this age disparity comes with the area, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say it was disheartening at times.
Twitter RGIII is the source of life. It is hope in the dark. Having a 32-year-old tweet the same as a 65-year-old makes everything look a little better. So please, keep being you, RGIII – be the best version of yourself, which may be trapped inside a retiree.