Magic Johnson Calls on Caitlin Clark’s Teammates ‘to Come to Her Defense’

KIMMEL Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ about these WNBA players ░░░░░░░░ Reese Caitlin Clark who ░░░░░░░░ are saying are the ░░░░░░░░ Bird and Magic Johnson ░░░░░░░░ the WNBA do you ░░░░░░░░ that when you hear ░░░░░░░░ Johnson I like it ░░░░░░░░ they are KIMMEL Were ░░░░░░░░ treated as roughly as ░░░░░░░░ have been treated when ░░░░░░░░ were a rookie Johnson ░░░░░░░░ course KIMMEL You were ░░░░░░░░ Of course KIMMEL Cheap ░░░░░░░░ Johnson Yes Veterans are ░░░░░░░░ to test you right ░░░░░░░░ they feel that you ░░░░░░░░ got more money or ░░░░░░░░ publicity you know they ░░░░░░░░ upset about that So ░░░░░░░░ I came my first ░░░░░░░░ camp first day of ░░░░░░░░ Ron Boone I was ░░░░░░░░ up to get the ░░░░░░░░ he came and hit ░░░░░░░░ real hard behind my ░░░░░░░░ KIMMEL One of your ░░░░░░░░ teammates Johnson My own ░░░░░░░░ And he said Take ░░░░░░░░ rookie KIMMEL Oh Johnson ░░░░░░░░ I said Okay So ░░░░░░░░ got up And about ░░░░░░░░ plays later he was ░░░░░░░░ up to box me ░░░░░░░░ So I ran as ░░░░░░░░ as I could and ░░░░░░░░ hit him Bam Right ░░░░░░░░ his neck KIMMEL You ░░░░░░░░ Johnson Really hard KIMMEL ░░░░░░░░ Johnson He fell to ░░░░░░░░ floor And I told ░░░░░░░░ I said Don t ░░░░░░░░ I m tough I ░░░░░░░░ rough If you want ░░░░░░░░ play like that we ░░░░░░░░ play like that And ░░░░░░░░ the Laker players came ░░░░░░░░ up to me hugged ░░░░░░░░ said We like you ░░░░░░░░ I couldn t let ░░░░░░░░ get away with that ░░░░░░░░ KIMMEL Of course not ░░░░░░░░ Now Caitlin her teammates ░░░░░░░░ to come to her ░░░░░░░░ KIMMEL Sure Johnson You ░░░░░░░░ t allow her to ░░░░░░░░ to fight every battle ░░░░░░░░ KIMMEL Right Johnson But ░░░░░░░░ have to understand that ░░░░░░░░ Caitlin Angel and Brink ░░░░░░░░ plays for my Sparks ░░░░░░░░ made the WNBA better ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ tested by these incredible ░░░░░░░░ who have been in ░░░░░░░░ league for a long ░░░░░░░░ Caitlin is the most ░░░░░░░░ WNBA player but she ░░░░░░░░ not the best at ░░░░░░░░ time Just like Larry ░░░░░░░░ I were not the ░░░░░░░░ when we entered the ░░░░░░░░ We became the best ░░░░░░░░ on by our play ░░░░░░░░ still has to play ░░░░░░░░ to become the best ░░░░░░░░ player KIMMEL You after ░░░░░░░░ rookie year I think ░░░░░░░░ me if I have ░░░░░░░░ of this wrong you ░░░░░░░░ a 25 year 25 ░░░░░░░░ contract Which seemed like ░░░░░░░░ crazy amount of money ░░░░░░░░ the time Now it ░░░░░░░░ like it s basically ░░░░░░░░ you spend on lunch ░░░░░░░░