Back to the Top News Newsfeed

Magic Johnson has a pretty simple take on Showtime Lakers vs. 2016 Warriors

Mychal Thompson, father of Klay Thompson, raised some eyebrows this week when he admitted his "Showtime" Lakers of the 1980s would lose to his son's Warriors team.

The conversation has been ongoing all season long, even when Golden State was 16-0. At that time, then-Lakers coach Byron Scott (who was also part of the "Showtime" Lakers) said his team would win because, "The one thing this [Warriors] team couldn't do on a daily basis against us, that they're doing against everybody else, is go small."

MORE: How to properly argue 2016 Warriors vs.