Nothing like a 32-year-old tweeting like your dad.
Magic Johnson has long been one of the NBA world’s best, strangest Twitter accounts. Magic offers his musings about basketball, often with a bold social media approach which can only be described as “imagine if your grandparents tweeted and didn’t know the internet exists.”
Sometimes he’s supplying basic facts about games that anyone could look up.
The Boston Celtics are undeniably the best team in the NBA!! They had a 45 point lead in the 3rd quarter tonight against the Suns and the Suns have the best record in the West!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) December 8, 2022
Magic is also here if you can’t Google the results of the Lakers game.
It was the LeBron James show tonight in the Lakers 143-138 win over San Antonio! He finished with 39 points and 11 rebounds.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) November 27, 2022
He’ll even keep track of what’s happening in football and offer searing hot takes like “Justin Jefferson is good.”
I watched the Minnesota Vikings comeback victory over the Buffalo Bills and Justin Jefferson is one of the top 3 receivers in the NFL. He made some unbelievable catches in that game!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) November 14, 2022
I think Magic’s Twitter is delightful. I’ll be honest, I love it when anyone from an older generation does their darnedest to use technology. My mom still lives in Australia, so I get a taste of this every other week when we have a Zoom call and it turns into me staring at her ceiling for a solid 5 minutes at the start of every call because she still hasn’t quite worked out where the camera is on her phone.
Normally this kind of behavior is relegated to people in their 60s, like Magic or my mom — but there’s a new kid on the block looking to put on his old man pants early and throw his hat in the ring. Robert Griffin III is assuming Magic’s mantle when it comes to NFL-centric old man takes, and he’s already master at his craft.
RGIII was all over the Patriots’ horrific play on Sunday.
HOLY GUACAMOLE! Patriots fans, I feel for you. You don’t call that play on the last play of regulation when the game is tied. ONLY WHEN YOU ARE DOWN, on the last play of the game and it’s desperation time. Apparently the Patriots were desperate to lose.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) December 19, 2022
He uses tweet formats which haven’t been popular for YEARS.
*Whispers* Lions went from 1-6 to 7-7
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) December 18, 2022
There are caption contests.
Sometimes he takes a little break from sports all together to drop a motivational quote you’d find on a mug inside a Hallmark store.
The moment you want to quit is the perfect time to keep pushing.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) December 13, 2022
There are also times I’m not really sure anyone has any clue what he’s trying to say.
One thing about Brandon Staley, he is going to Brandon Staley even after Brandon Staleying doesn’t work because eventually Brandon Staleying is bound to make you right if you Brandon Staley enough times.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) December 12, 2022
It’s not quite full Magic level yet, but we’re seeing a man on that trajectory. I, for one, am here for it. See, covering sports is all about accepting your age and slow march towards death. So much of your professional life is devoted to watching and covering athletes half your age dominate at the highest level. Accepting that age disparity comes with the territory, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say it was disheartening some of the time.
RGIII’s Twitter is a life giving wellspring. It’s hope in the darkness. Having a 32-year-old tweet like a 65-year-old makes everything feel a little bit better. So please, keep being you, RGIII — be the best version of yourself, which might be trapped inside a retiree.
