‘Fernandomania, at the level of Kobe Bryant fever’ | Halftime

Earvin “Magic” Johnsontoday part of the consortium Guggenheim Baseball Management, owner of Dodgersjoined in condolences for the death of Fernando Valenzuelaalthough in doing so he demonstrated the relevance it had in the city of Los Angeles, one so large that he was able to compare it with what kobe bryant did at the time.

In the celebration of the eighth title of the Los Angeles organization in the World Series, the legendary basketball player opened up to remember the figure of the former Mexican player, despite the fact that his glories were recorded for more than 40 years.

“There are very few people who won over the city of Los Angeles; Kobe Bryant, Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar), a guy who had number 32 (Magic himself) and Fernando (Valenzuela)”said Johnson at the title celebrations.

This was the relationship between Magic Johnson and Fernando Valenzuela

Contemporaries, Johnson and Valenzuela developed their careers in Los Angeles, which made them have a relationshipso the first has a lot to say about the Mexican, a man whom he classified as “a true icon”.

“When it was his turn to pitch, the whole city was watching. The way he created that Fernandomania… is at the level of Kobe fever”, he stressed.

On a personal level, Johnson only had words of recognition, since he knew how close Valenzuela was to the fans, always far from presumption and arrogance.

“It also helped how he was as a person. Fernando was very kind, humble and that’s why everyone loved him too. Not only because of the dominance he had as a pitcher, but also as the nicest man on the field. I wish you were here to see this.”