Magic Johnson’s Sparks Ownership. When Johnson’s ownership group bought the Los Angeles Sparks in 2014, it made him the first former NBA player to buy an ownership stake in a WNBA team.. In a ...

When Earvin “Magic” Johnson entered the league through the NBA Draft in 1979, he was a breath of fresh air. He was a brand new kind of point guard because he stood at 6’9” but had the ...