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While towering over the television personalities yet fitting right in, Johnson bent over in laughter at times. All these years later, his charm remains undefeated. At other times, Johnson turned serious, his voice settling into a sentimental tone, as he reflected on the impact of the potential purchase. The man knows how to regale his audience with a good story.
“I’ve gotten a [championship] ring in every sport, but I need a Super Bowl ring. And I would love to be the owner of the Commanders,” the 63-year-old. “To do not only great work on the field but the work we could do with the city. I think that if they bless us … with the opportunity to be an owner, it would be an emotional day for me. My father just died, so it would be a great moment for the Johnson family — as well as Josh Harris, who is the lead partner in this.
If his group’s bid gets approved, the sale would mark a full-circle moment for Johnson. In 1965, a wealthy businessman named Jack Kent Cooke purchased the Lakers for $5.175 million. He was a smart salesman, a visionary ahead of his time and also a big jerk who enjoyed humiliating his employees.
But another reason Cooke sold his Los Angeles teams? He wanted to focus on his other team, then known as the Washington Redskins. His last great act as the Lakers’ owner was deciding to draft a sophomore point guard out of Michigan State, Earvin Johnson Jr.Johnson would be joining a league that welcomed its first person of color in the ownership ranks in 1995 when former NFL safety Deron Cherry became a limited partner with the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars.
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