Magic Johnson Hopes to Cure Commanders 'Headaches'
The Washington Commanders have dealt with a lot during the Dan Snyder era, which came to an end on July 20 after the 31 other NFL owners voted unanimously to approve the sale of the franchise to Josh Harris.
Among Harris' team of partners who helped him fund the $6.05 billion to purchase the organization is Magic Johnson, who has experience in owning and investing in sports franchises after a successful Hall-of-Fame career in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Magic knows what it's like to win, having done so with the Lakers many times throughout the 1980s, and he hopes to bring some of his expertise with him to the Commanders.
"We want to take all the headaches away from the players and coaches," Johnson said. "We want them to concentrate on being great football players and winning games and just coaching games. We want to make it easy for them. And that's what we're going to do."
Snyder did anything but during his 24-year tenure with the Commanders. "Ethically challenged behaviors" ran rampant under Snyder and caused him to be fined $60 million as he exited the door as Washington's owner following an investigation by former U.S. Attorney and SEC Chair Mary Jo White.
With Harris and Magic at the forefront, they hope to build a culture quite different from the one Snyder built and inherited as the Commanders seek their first Super Bowl in over 30 years.
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