Social media users appear to have found a flaw in Magic Johnson’s recent endorsement of Karen Bass.
Over the weekend, shortly after the Lakers legend released a video imploring Angelenos to vote for Bass for a second term asmayor of LA, several sharp-eyed politicos raced to X to rip the Hall of Fame basketball player for backing the 72-year-old in the race for one awkward reason.
I understand Magic Johnson lives in Beverly Hills. I don’t believe Beverly Hills residents vote for LA Mayor, as BH is a different city with its own Mayor.https://t.co/5szd1GofZJ
“I understand Magic Johnson lives in Beverly Hills,” said Justine Bateman, an author and filmmaker with over 400,000 followers on the app. “I don’t believe Beverly Hills residents vote for LA Mayor, as BH is a different city with its own Mayor.”
“Maybe Magic Johnson should reconsider his endorsement of Karen Bass,”another added. “Beverly Hills, where he lives, can not even vote for the LA Mayor … Just an wildly uninformed and dangerous endorsement by Magic.”
A third user, who goes by @beachgirlca,later chimed inby writing, “Magic Johnson doesn’t even live in Los Angeles; he’s in Beverly Hills. Mayor Bass had to beg an outsider for an endorsement because no one in LA wants to back her failures.”
Bass is running against a slew of candidates for the mayoral position, including reality TV star and Palisades Fire victim Spencer Pratt.
The two actually faced off last week in a debate, a spectaclemany watchers believed Pratt won.
Despite that — andthe support Pratt has received from Johnson’s ex-Lakers boss, Jeanie Buss— Johnson told his followers Bass is “doing a tremendous job” and “has to have a second term.”
“And I’m excited to say that,” he said.
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