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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 29: Earvin ?Magic? Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises speaks onstage during ONWARD19: The Future Of Search – Day 2 at Marriott Marquis Times Square on October 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Yext)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 29: Earvin ?Magic? Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises speaks onstage during ONWARD19: The Future Of Search – Day 2 at Marriott Marquis Times Square on October 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Yext)
It’s been almost 23 years since NBA Legend Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson Jr. retired from professional basketball. Even then, the former Los Angeles Lakers player has stayed relevant in the public eye by engaging in various other interests that he loves to pursue. One of them includes travelling.
Through his Twitter account, Johnson keeps his followers updated on his latest coming and goings. The latest update sent his fans buzzing, as it showed Johnson hanging out with two popular figures from the world of NFL.
Magic Johnson poses with Jeff Lurie
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The 63-year-old recently shared a tweet highlighting a few pictures from his trip to Italy. They showed the former player eating a fresh sea bass at a barbeque restaurant in Hotel Cala di Volpe. Posing alongside the waiter, Johnson showed his appreciation for how good the fish was.
Johnson was also seen posing in a picture alongside Jeffrey Lurie, owner of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, and Thursday Night Football announcer Al Michaels. According to Magic, he ran into them after searching for a pizza/pasta restaurant for lunch.
We had an amazing lunch at Cala di Volpe Barbeque Restaurant in Hotel Cala di Volpe and the fresh sea bass was amazing! Of course since we are in Italy, you know I had to have pizza and pasta for lunch as well and look who I ran into. The great Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeff… pic.twitter.com/9WB03k8AQG
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) July 10, 2023
The tweet has been viewed by over 250k users and counting.
Johnson’s meet with Lurie and Michaels comes only two months after the former player acquired a stake in an NFL team.
Johnson-Lurie meet two months after an NFL acquisition
Back in May, Daniel and Tanya Snyder, owner of the Washington Commanders, decided to sell the franchise. They had been a part of the team for almost 24 years. Philadelphia 76ers managing-partner Josh Harris created a group of key people, including Johnson, who would help him place a bid for the franchise.
The sale was agreed upon in exchange for $6.05 billion. This marked the highest price that has been paid to acquire a North American sports franchise. The previous record holder was the $4.65 billion paid by Rob Walton, heir to the Walmart fortune, to acquire the Denver Broncos.
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Even though the Harris-Johnson bid was not the highest, with former NBA player Brian Davis coming in at $7 billion dollars, the Snyder couple still went along with the former group. A few days after the deal was confirmed, Johnson took to Twitter to share the news with his 5.2 million followers.
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I could not be more excited to be a partner in the proposed new ownership group for the Washington Commanders. Josh Harris has assembled an amazing group who share a commitment to not only doing great things on the field but to making a real impact in the DMV community. I’m so…
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 12, 2023
Johnson’s acquisition makes him a rival to Jeffrey Lurie, who has been a part of the Philadelphia Eagles for almost 30 years. In spite of that fact, the duo didn’t mind being all smiles in the photo shared by Johnson.
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