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Magic Johnson 'Mad' Commanders Lost NFC Title Game to Eagles: 'I Hate Losing'

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Few people understand what it takes to reach the championship mountaintop in sports better than Magic Johnson, and the NBA legend wasn't thrilled his Washington Commanders fell just a game short of the Super Bowl with Sunday's 55-23 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game.

Johnson, who is part of the ownership group with the Commanders, took to social media and bemoaned some of the mistakes that cost his team:

It is notable the Hall of Famer highlighted the turnovers and penalties, as self-inflicted mistakes were the theme of the game for the Commanders.