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Related: About this forumMagic has left ESPN
http://deadspin.com/magic-johnson-is-leaving-espn-1443510137Here are the statements given by ESPN and Magic:
John Wildhack, ESPN Executive Vice President, Production:
Earvin "Magic" Johnson informed us today that he'll no longer be part of our NBA coverage due to his other commitments. We appreciate Magic's contributions and wish him well in his future endeavors. We are in the process of determining our NBA commentator roles for the upcoming season.
Magic Johnson:
I love ESPN. Unfortunately, due to the nature of my schedule and other commitments, I don't feel confident that I can continue to devote the time needed to thrive in my role. I will always feel a strong connection to the ESPN family and I enjoyed working with them very much. I'd like to thank John Skipper, John Wildhack, Mark Gross, Kim Belton, Amina Hussein, Mark Summer, Adam Hertzog, Bob Rauscher, Stuart Scott, Mike Wilbon, Jon Barry, Jalen Rose, Bill Simmons, Chris Broussard and the many others at ESPN for the wonderful opportunity to talk about the game I love. They are the best in the business.
I think the NBA Countdown show will be better without him. According to Deadspin, the reason he's leaving has more to do with Bill Simmons and less to do with his other commitments!!
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Magic has left ESPN (Original Post)
RockaFowler
Oct 2013
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Kingofalldems
(38,487 posts)1. He's all about baseball now.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)2. There is no shortage of replacements. n/t
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)3. The magic left ESPN many years ago
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)4. ESPN is almost like the FOX News of sports, now;
extreme bias when it comes to the teams that they decide to air (I'm looking at you, Yankees and Red Sox), and reporting that is driven by sensationalism. I don't blame Magic J. for leaving.