The Washington Commanders were surprisingly upset on Sunday by the New York Giants. This prompted a tweet that has since gone viral from Commanders minority owner Magic Johnson that certainly caught the attention of the NFL world.
For those not familiar with Johnson’s social media activity, Johnson often tweets after the results of games in a number of leagues like the NBA, MLB and NFL. All of his tweets share a common trend. Nobody states the obvious quite like Magic.
He did just that after the Commanders’ loss on Sunday, tweeting out some of the stats from the game.
“Wow! My Washington Commanders turned the ball over six times today and gave the Giants 24 points off turnovers. We lost 31-19.”
Wow! My Washington Commanders turned the ball over six times today and gave the Giants 24 points off turnovers. We lost 31-19.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) November 20, 2023
Some fans got a good laugh out of Johnson’s tweet, claiming that he just looked at the box score of the game without even watching the game.
Magic really just checked the scoreboard huh https://t.co/6SGfICv9mQ
— mario cervantes (@3mariocervantes) November 20, 2023
https://twitter.com/vjpiccini/status/1726426754506543162
Magic Johnson is the funniest guy on Twitter, literally looks like chat gpt every time he tweets https://t.co/7eJBrILI1G
— 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙯🦁 (@vStormzWrld) November 20, 2023
I will forever love the fact that Magic Johnson tweets like a concerned 81 y/o actress on a 2am life insurance commercial speaks. https://t.co/NB9JHF8hGi
— John Ellis (@1PantherPlace) November 20, 2023
Commanders fans saw this tweet differently, pleading for Johnson along with the rest of his ownership group to make some big changes within the organization.
I’ll translate:
“Wow! Someone is about to get fired – stay tuned!” https://t.co/M7ZYuqx3BG
— Kurt Benkert (@KurtBenkert) November 20, 2023
Not good, Magic. Not good. https://t.co/hHw5aF1O4Z
— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) November 20, 2023
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT MAGIC WE ARE BEGGING YOU!!!!! https://t.co/gOFRDAvVQ2
— Eric Nathan (@BarstoolNate) November 20, 2023
This is the boss letting everyone at work know that he’s paying attention aka the leash is about as short as it could possibly get. https://t.co/e0aidJo9n7
— Cognac Kid & the Martini Police (@fatcousin) November 20, 2023
It looked like the Commanders could be a dark-horse NFC contender after a 2-0 start to the season. Since then, things have taken a pretty drastic turn, as this latest loss drops them to 4-7 on the year.
There were already rumors heading into the year that head coach Ron Rivera could be on the hot seat. And with the new ownership in Washington, it could be only a matter of time until we see the Commanders part ways with Rivera.
[Earvin Magic Johnson on Twitter]
