The Washington Commanders were surprised by the New York Giants on Sunday. This triggered a tweet from Commander’s minority owner, Magic Johnson, that has since gone viral, capturing the attention of the NFL world.
For those who are unfamiliar with Johnson’s social media activity, he frequently tweets after the results of games in leagues such as the NBA, MLB, and NFL. His tweets all follow the same pattern. Nobody says the obvious, like magic.
He did just that following the Commanders’ loss on Sunday, tweeting out some game stats.
“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
Magic checking the box score https://t.co/dkAaZWeRtH pic.twitter.com/rRxIvoMXyJ
— vj (@vjpiccini) November 20, 2023
https://twitter.com/vStormzWrld/status/1726438775780233605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1726438775780233605%7Ctwgr%5E1d309dfc2f0cdce582f46ba7835f8c9bf6c99676%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthecomeback.com%2Fnfl%2Fmagic-johnson-tweets-commanders-loss-viral.html
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 and 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.
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