Magic Johnson faces ridicule for Los Angeles mayoral endorsement

Basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson faced pushback aft helium endorsed Karen Bass successful the contention for Los Angeles mayor.

Bass posted a video of Johnson’s endorsement connected her societal media. Johnson said his 30-year relationship with Bass and her actions connected homelessness and lowering the homicide rates were portion of the reasons wherefore helium endorsed her.

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Magic Johnson attends a hoops crippled betwixt the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers astatine Staples Center successful Los Angeles, Calif., connected Oct. 19, 2017. (Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)

However, the erstwhile Los Angeles Lakers prima faced disapproval for chiming successful connected the Los Angeles mayoral contention arsenic helium lives successful Beverly Hills. The municipality is not 1 of the 114 neighborhoods who are capable to formed votes successful the LA mayoral race.

"She’s doing a tremendous job. Mayor Bass has to person a 2nd word and I’m excited to accidental that," Johnson said successful the video. "Listen, you took connected a pugnacious occupation present and you’ve done a fabulous occupation and each of america admit your effort and what you’re doing and we look guardant to helping you proceed your ngo and the things that you person successful store – your imaginativeness for the city."

Bass welcomed the endorsement.

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Los Angeles Lakers defender Magic Johnson is defended by Detroit Pistons defender Joe Dumars during the 1988 NBA Finals astatine the Silverdome successful Detroit, Mich. (MPS/USA TODAY Sports)

"Magic Johnson has been my person for implicit 30 years. His content successful however I'm changing Los Angeles means everything to me," Bass wrote connected X.

"Magic has poured his bosom into this metropolis agelong earlier anyone asked him to — done investment, done community, done showing up. I americium profoundly honored to person his endorsement."

Johnson didn’t notation 1 of the sticking points that has allowed challenger Spencer Pratt to summation enactment successful the contention – Bass' handling of the 2025 wildfires that led to astatine slightest a twelve deaths and billions successful damage.

Pratt has continued to needle Bass implicit her effect to the wildfires.

Lakers proprietor Jeanie Buss appeared to amusement enactment for Pratt past period erstwhile she donated $1,800 to his mayoral campaign, according to FOX 11 successful Los Angeles. It’s the maximum donation allowed by law.

Former world tv prima Spencer Pratt, left, is 1 of 2 apical challengers facing disconnected against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to pb the second-largest metropolis successful the country. (Left (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images), Right (Ronaldo Bolaños / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images))

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The erstwhile "Hills" prima was besides spotted with Buss astatine a Lakers playoff crippled implicit the weekend.