Magic Johnson puts Fernando Valenzuela on par with Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Dodgers champions of the World Series after beating the New York Yankees in game five. Among those present at Yankee Stadium was Earvin “Magic” Johnson. The former NBA legend He compared Fernando Valenzuela to Kobe Bryant.

Magic Johnson also joined in the words of condolences for the sad death of Fernando Valenzuela. “El Toro” died a few days before the World Series began. Earvin Johnson believes that the legacy of the former Mexican baseball player is comparable to that of the city’s great athletes.

“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 the former Los Angeles Lakers basketball player.

In this sense, Magic Johnson remembered those years in which Fernando Valenzuela had to get on the mound to give the Dodgers quality starts. The admiration that “The Bull” generated in his time would be comparable to Kobe’s gigantic legacy, according to Johnson.

“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 added.

But it doesn’t all come down to great performances on the mound. Earvin Johnson also spoke about Fernando Valenzuela as a person. The former NBA player highlighted the kindness of the Mexican “Toro”. Johnson closed his speech by acknowledging that he would have liked that Valenzuela experienced this latest achievement of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Yankee Stadium itself.

“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 I was here to see this”, he concluded.