For anyone who watched him play, saying that Magic Johnson is now under appreciated is a really weird thing to say. It’s true to an extent though.
Partly that’s just time. Michael and LeBron came along and people talked them up as the best ever, each in their day.
And unfairly, after his HIV diagnosis, a lot of other players were scared to play on the same court as Johnson. For at time, that affected his legacy although not so much anymore, fortunately.
He has succeeded in business but when he’s tried to return to basketball, it hasn’t worked out.