It seems that former NBA star Magic Johnson is determined to make Los Angeles a hub of sports. Reports have circulated that the NBA Hall of Famer is bringing a football team to the roster of sports under his ownership.
According to USA Today, the former point guard has expressed his desire to be part of an NFL franchise that would come to the famous city of angels.
Johnson has current ownership stakes in the baseball team Los Angeles Dodgers as well as the Los Angeles Sparks, a team from the Women's National Basketball Association. The former L.A. Laker also recently added a soccer squad, the Los Angeles Football Club, under his belt.
For the moment, Johnson revealed that no person from the NFL or any official related to any of its team approached him for a possible collaboration. However, the 55-year-old made it known that he welcomes possible talks.
"We helped the Dodgers rebound. We're No. 1 in attendance in baseball; we've been that for the last two years. So we know how to take a franchise, elevate it and also sell it to the fans in Los Angeles," said Johnson
This is not the first time that Johnson expressed his desire for an NFL team return to Los Angeles.
The ex-NBA player revealed in 2014 that many from the city support the idea, reported Yahoo.
"Everybody is on board. The city is on board. The business community is on board. The NFL is on board. Finally, we have momentum," he said.
While Johnson seemed to be very excited with the idea, he still expressed a realistic timeline for the project.
"In the next couple years, at least in the next 24 months, I think one team will be coming. I don't know what team that will be, but I believe in the next two years we'll have a team," he added.
Speculations on which team would move its franchise to Los Angeles began to circulate. However, a report on Deadspin noted that the three possibilities, San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Rams, and Oakland Raiders, announced that they do not have plans to transfer.
The NFL recently established a committee composed of team owners to review the possibility of bringing a team to the city, which happens to be the league's second biggest market, said NY Times.