If there’s one player who profited from the Los Angeles madness of the 1980s (and paid the price), it was Magic Johnson. A teammate of the leader at the Lakers during this period notably revealed a “typical” day for the Hall of Famer during his NBA career. And it has something to leave you speechless..
When Magic Johnson left his native Michigan after finishing his NCAA course to land in Los Angeles in the early 1980s, he experienced one of the most brutal changes ever. From the grayness of the Midwest to the California sun, from anonymity to the most total glory, the leader crunched life to the fullest during the 1980s.
His thing? The women. Everywhere, all the time. A real addiction that the five-time NBA champion spoke about many times after his HIV diagnosis in 1992, which precipitated his career end. Three decades later, Magic is in great shape, but the stories about his legendary sexual appetite remain…
Morning, noon and night: Magic Johnson’s crazy routine with women
Ron Carter, briefly spent by the Lakers during a career as a player not really memorable, remembers the sexual heresy that reigned among the purple and gold Showtime version:
It was madness. It was a team of gigolos, and Magic was the biggest among them. Not just the biggest team, the biggest I’ve ever seen in my life. He loved women more than anything. One day, we were on the road together and I asked him: “But when do you sleep? Do you at least sleep sometimes? »
We landed at a hotel in a new town, and there were 2 or 3 women waiting specifically for him each time. He slept with them, then kicked them out of the bedroom. A little later in the day we had training, and there were 2 or 3 more women. Same thing. Then after the game in the evening, another 2 or 3. It was incredible.
You will have understood it: Magic Johnson “consumed” nearly ten women a day – figures that would almost make the master in the matter, Wilt Chamberlain, pale. For the Lakers point guard, this was his only escape, he who had no other addictions. Carter summarizes:
Earvin didn’t smoke, drink, or do drugs. His vice was women.
Magic Johnson lived his version of the American dream during a decade of madness, fame, money, success and sex. Before becoming, as a result of this way of life, one of the most striking faces in the fight against AIDS.
