“Steph Is Still the Second-Greatest Player of All Time”: Years After “Nasty Bi*tch” Comment to Magic Johnson, $10 Million Rich Comedian Reveals a Peculiar NBA Take

Stephen Curry has sparked a storm in the NBA world. He has declared that he is the best Point Guard ever. He termed the GOAT PG debate only between him and Magic. This brought strong reactions from people across the generations. Fans have been riled up, while even Michael Jordan has reacted to the debate. In this vein, many high-profile celebrities are also emotional about the entire issue.

One mega-celebrity who is in touch with NBA players also shared his take. 

Another take on the Magic Johnson-Stephen Curry debate

The tricky part about the GOAT PG debate is that while Johnson was a pure Point Guard, Steph is more of a combo Guard. For MJ, Johnson is a better Point Guard because of his overall skills. While he acknowledged Steph as the greatest shooter of all time, in terms of traditional skills, he rated his former rival higher.

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Diving into this subject, rapper Charlamagne tha God talked to Andrew Schultz on their show The Brilliant Idiots. When discussing the whole Johnson-Curry matter, the rapping phenom dished his take.

He names his top-five list with Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, and Magic Johnson in this sequence. He then says, “Even though I got Kobe at number two, Steph is still the second-greatest player of all time”. And, he called the disrespect for Kobe Bryant “unbelievable”.

Then he returned to the subject of Curry. He says, “Curry has the chance to go number two all time. Him and Magic is definitely in the conversation. It’s almost disrespectful to say Steph is a better Point Guard than Magic. I’m old school, so I think of Point Guard as a passer.” 

Then he goes on about Johnson’s resume, admiring his accomplishments, “Five NBA championships, three NBA Finals MVPs, two MVPs, beat HIV one-on-one”. 

This praise comes years after his hilarious exchange with the charming personality four years ago.

Charlemagne went on jokes galore

In 2019, Magic sat down with the rapper on his show, The Breakfast Club, and discussed the details of his HIV case. The Lakers Great revealed that initially, he was hesitant but then came out his “brothers and sisters“. Then he said, “Dr. Ho, who is located in New York..”. To which $10 million worth Charlemagne quipped, “That’s not a good name for a HIV doctor”. Then the NBA Top 75 player revealed that he retook the test to confirm he had HIV, and the results were positive.

To this, the rapper said, “When you first got the information, did you ever say to yourself, it was that nasty bi*tch in Sacramento”.

Throughout this exchange, while the All-Time Assists Per Game Leader tried to keep things serious, the host made a lot of out-of-pocket remarks. However, Johnson took it well and laughed alongside.

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