Magic Johnson tweets, joins in on Detroit Lions fun: 'I love the WR core'

When Magic Johnson tweets, people pay attention. Even if it's to laugh at the sometimes bizarrely vanilla way it comes out — you know, as if a paid staffer is regurgitating what he says out loud, word for word.

This brings us to Tuesday morning, where the "magic man" on his Twitter account repped the home team from his home state: The Detroit Lions.

Johnson's tweet, seen below, congratulates the Lions and specifically points out his support for receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams and return specialist Kalif Raymond.

"I’m so happy for everybody in my home state Michigan! The @Lions are on a 3 game win streak, won 6 out of the last 7 games, & are one of the most exciting teams to watch in the NFL! I love the WR core especially my man @amonra_stbrown & @bigsgjamo . Plus Kalif Raymond has been 🔥!"

The love from the former Michigan State basketball standout and Los Angeles Lakers legend comes on the heels of the Lions' clutch 20-17 victory at the New York Jets on Sunday, keeping them alive in the NFC playoff hunt. They are a half-game behind Washington for the seventh and final playoff spot, but are slight favorites to grab it at 40%, compared to competitors Washington (35%) and Seattle (30%), according to FiveThirtyEight.com.

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Johnson followed that up with an insightful remark on parity in America's two biggest professional sports leagues.

The Lions are perhaps the best story in the NFL right now, becoming a popular topic on sports talk shows, after winning six of seven games to climb to 7-7 on the season, after a dreadful 1-6 start. They might even be a top-10 team. So it's no surprise the ever-positive Johnson is on board.

The franchise's last playoff appearance came in 2016, a putrid 26-6 loss in Seattle.

The franchise's last postseason victory came Jan. 5, 1992 at the Pontiac Silverdome (you can read our oral history from that raucous game here). It is the NFL's longest drought, after Cincinnati last season snapped its 31-year drought without a postseason victory. So, maybe Detroit can follow suit this season? And just like the Bengals, the Lions would have to win on the road, after Minnesota wrapped up the NFC North division last week.

Johnson, from Lansing, was in Detroit in November hosting a food drive. He owns a conglomerate of businesses, notably a minority stake in the MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers, winning a World Series in 2020, and also owns the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks and the MLS team Los Angeles Football Club.

He spent two years as the Lakers' president of basketball operations, before stepping down abruptly near the end of the 2018-19 season. The Lakers won the NBA championship the next season in the Orlando Bubble.

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Lions get support from Magic Johnson in tweet