{"id":135884,"date":"2025-04-23T14:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=135884"},"modified":"2025-04-23T13:08:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T17:08:49","slug":"snoop-dogg-steph-curry-magic-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/04\/23\/snoop-dogg-steph-curry-magic-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Snoop Dogg Weighs in on Steph Curry-Magic Johnson Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, there has been a ton of debate as to who the greatest point guard of all time is between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryst01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steph Curry<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnsma02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Magic Johnson<\/a>. Snoop Dogg is one of the most famous rappers and a huge basketball fan. Being from California, Snoop is a longtime Los Angeles Lakers fan. But even as a Lakers fan, he believes\u00a0Curry is greater than Magic.<\/p>\n<h2>Snoop Dogg Weighs in on Steph Curry-Magic Johnson Debate<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking on First Take, Snoop was asked to answer whether he believes winning another ring would put Steph higher on the All-Time list. He replied,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think the five rings just automatically passes him up. I think the fact that he shoots threes and Magic didn\u2019t shoot threes, and he\u2019s got more action at points and overall game. I don\u2019t think neither one of them played like great defense, so I can\u2019t really say that both was on both sides of the ball. I feel like the way Steph has changed the game, the whole game of basketball says a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To Snoop\u2019s point, while Steph changed how players shoot more threes, Magic revolutionized the point guard position. There hasn\u2019t been another point guard as big as Magic with a court vision like his. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a> might be the closest thing to Magic, but he doesn\u2019t play point guard.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FIRST TAKE | Stephen A. counters Snoop Dogg: It\u2019s Lakers, not Warriors, who\u2019ll survive Round 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/chRJPxsiQP0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Snoop continued talking about all the ways Steph has revolutionized the game, saying,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I played, you would never run to the basket and throw it out for a three-point. You would shoot the layup, or the coach would take you out of the game. Steph got everybody in the world thinking they can shoot threes, including big men. And that\u2019s all because of Steph.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Snoop is an avid basketball fan and a longtime Lakers supporter. When he picks Steph Curry over Magic Johnson, it&#8217;s certainly notable.<\/p>\n<h3>Who Got the Best Career, Steph or Magic?<\/h3>\n<p>Right now, Magic has more championships, playoff appearances, regular season MVP awards, All-Star game appearances, and Finals MVPs. Steph leads only in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/04\/02\/stephen-curry-passes-nba-legend-on-all-time-scoring-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">points scored<\/a> and three-point shots. The argument for Magic Johnson over Steph Curry is that he had one of the best, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/08\/15\/magic-johnson-a-celebration-of-a-sports-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">most dominant, and best runs<\/a>. Only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jordami01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Jordan<\/a> and LeBron can compete with the run Magic had in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>From 1980 to 1991, Magic made it to the Finals nine times and won five titles. That is an impressive run, however you look at it. His teams won 60+ games six times. Neither Jordan nor LeBron has had such an impressive run in terms of regular-season wins and Finals. Steph has six Finals, winning four of them. What Steph has is the best regular-season record, and he achieved that before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duranke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Durant<\/a> joined in.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, Steph might clearly pass Magic for all-time. The way Steph plays the game, he can play at a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/14\/steph-curry-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">high level<\/a> for a few seasons. And if the Warriors add another star in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/04\/18\/warriors-let-jonathan-kuminga-go-own-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">offseason<\/a>, who knows, he might get one or two more titles. But right now, Magic is a legitimate top-five or top-seven player all-time.<\/p>\n<h3>Snoop Changed His Mind<\/h3>\n<p>Two years ago, Snoop Dogg made a guest appearance on the Club Shay Shay podcast, talking about the NBA and basketball in general. Talking about his favorite players, he didn\u2019t mention a single modern player. Snoop has been around since the early 1980s and has seen plenty of basketball. When asked to name his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketballnetwork.net\/latest-news\/snoop-dogg-talks-about-his-all-time-favorite-nba-players\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">favorite players<\/a>, he picked Magic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/birdla01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Larry Bird<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/abdulka01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar<\/a>, Michael Jordan, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gervige01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Gervin<\/a>. That was just two years ago. It seems like Steph has done a lot in the last two years to change his mind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: \u00a9 Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, there has been a ton of debate as to who the greatest point guard of all time is between Steph Curry and Magic Johnson. Snoop Dogg is one of the most famous rappers and a huge basketball fan. Being from California, Snoop is a longtime Los Angeles Lakers fan. 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