[Sports] Magic Johnson Looking To Own L.A. Dodgers?

Magic Johnson is still trying to dip into everything.

Earvin Magic Johnson could be looking to add owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers to his resume should the team go up for sale. During a one-on-one discussion at Loyola Marymount University with Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke, the NBA legend displayed his love for the Dodgers and admitted that he would give the team a look should an owner be called upon.

“If the Dodgers ever came up for sale,” Magic said to Plaschke and the LMU audience. “Would I take a look at it with some other people? Of course you would look at it. Because the brand is so strong. As we speak today, they do have an owner. It’s never good to talk about an organization that already has an owner. I will say this: the Dodgers brand is amazing.”

Johnson, who sold his stake in the Los Angeles Lakers nearly a year ago, has been apart of the effort to get the NFL back to Los Angeles in recent months and could be an ideal fit as owner for Dodgers fans because of his business savvy and his ties to the community of the city.

Fans are upset with current owner Frank McCourt because the financial disaster McCourt put the team in. In fact, McCourt had to file for bankruptcy protection recently and is hanging on to the team by a thread especially since Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig wants McCourt jettisoned from baseball’s prestigious ownership group.

The financial issues have put the Dodgers in a tough predicament this season by making it difficult to make payroll. In addition, attendance is down despite their outfielder Matt Kemp having a MVP type season and their future is one of uncertainty.

One expectation that is certain is that McCourt will be out as owner soon and the men in blue will need a new owner. They will need someone who his passionate, that can relate to the fans and that is committed to restoring the Dodgers to the heights of glory such as the two World Series championships the team won in the 1980s.

Johnson could be that man and he could be the figure that puts the magic back into the Dodgers. If you bleed blue, don’t be surprised if Magic gives Los Angeles yet another assist.