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Magic Johnson squealed like a schoolgirl when the Lakers’ lottery pick was announced

ByJonathan Bass|
Oct 30, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Earvin "Magic" Johnson, minority owner for the new Los Angeles Football Club soccer team, is introduced to the media during a press conference at Siren Studios. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 30, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Earvin "Magic" Johnson, minority owner for the new Los Angeles Football Club soccer team, is introduced to the media during a press conference at Siren Studios. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Magic Johnson screamed in ecstasy when the Lakers landed the No. 2 pick in the NBA Draft Lottery.

Okay, maybe that headline is a lie. But Magic Johnson definitely screamed when the Lakers won the No. 2 pick in the NBA Draft Lottery. As Twitter as my witness he screamed so loud.

Before we get to some analysis from the Magic Man, let’s pause for a quick odds breakdown of what his giddy scream sounds like.

Ned Flanders (5-1)

Like Flanders, Magic is the eternal optimist. Both are incredibly kind and rarely have a bad word to say about anyone (except for when the occasional hurricane blows through). They’re not quick to rattle, but when they do it’s at the highest of pitches.

Taylor Swift Goat (20-1)

Show younger generations or basketball noobs a video of Magic and their jaws will hit the floor. Pull the Swift goat out of the blue and people won’t not laugh. Both are crowd pleasers. Higher odds because the goat sounds more scared than happy. It’s trouble.

Wilhelm Scream (15-1)

Lower odds than the goat because, without context, it actually sounds like happy vinegar strokes.

Nintendo 64 Kid (even money)

Probably our best bet. Magic hears the pick, sees how happy his old running mate Byron Scott is, and immediately launches into the most aggressive celebration this side of Christmas ’96.

Okay, back to the Lakers’ pick.

With a consensus that this is, at least, a two-player draft, LA is sitting pretty. Magic is drooling over the idea of either Karl-Anthony Towns or Jahlil Okafor joining the Lake Show and resurrecting the franchise. Commencing ebullient exclamation mark mode.

Smiling basketball gods and purple & gold good luck: it’s the Laker way.

Quasi-related: the New York Knicks way …

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