Norm Nixon Says Winning Time Got Magic Johnson Beef Wrong | TMZ Sports

The war between Magic Johnson and Norm Nixon on HBO's "Winning Time" was blown way out of proportion ... so says one-half of the former Lakers duo, who tells TMZ Sports that's not how it went down in real life.
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[@tylerday3943]

i think it’s insane that his son plays him on the show

[@JiveCinema]

Looks just like him😊

[@DaFactsNoNonsense1713]

that only proves it's all true = they wouldn't do that if it disrespected his dad's legacy & it didn't because it's all true

[@tylerday3943]

@@DaFactsNoNonsense1713 i usually fact check it myself as i watch. can’t believe they cancelled it though🤦🏽‍♂️

[@yacobz]

That explains the uncanny appearance!! He's an excellent actor too my God.

[@SurfDUI]

Norm's kid is a pretty decent actor. Enjoying his role even though I know it's coming to an end. The brotha that play Coop too is good. Hey, Norm's boy is eating off of his time as Laker Champion still, aint all bad.

[@tommyfu9271]

The casting is great and it's entertaining but it's a shame they made up so much bullshit. Adrein Brody is phenomenal as Riley.

[@chadmcclelland5668]

If you are a Laker fan from this era and you are not watching this show, you are missing out…I know the facts are skewed but the memories it illicits from that time are visceral…

[@Razzlyn]

It's just so subliminally trashy, it's like Cardi-B wrote the script, designed to create controversy to create a buzz for viewer $$

[@billblaski9523]

"I'll trade you for a mule! Stormin Norman Nixon! What the f*ck kind of name is that anyway!?" 😂

[@benniewoods9514]

If you missed Norm Nixon's reign with Magic , you missed the next level of NBA climbing to new heights. Showtime was the Lakers during this run . No one had ever seen a squad led by a 6'9" guard . Only iceman Gervin was close , and even he didn't have the handles and abilities to distribute like Magic .

[@MidRiseLiving]

McGrady and Jalen Rose had his height and were much more athletic, but nowhere near the same facilitating level. Penny Hardaway might have been the closest but he didn’t run the break nor had the charisma / presence that Magic did

[@trevorhunt1772]

I'm just glad he mentioned Isaiah

[@darrinbaker00]

Norman goes home to Debbie Allen every night. He wins.

[@thescatman5029]

And she still ain't crack....!

[@mysterion5136]

Her and her sister, Phylicia Rashad, are two of the most beautiful women ever.

[@tommyfu9271]

@@mysterion5136 wow I had no idea they were sisters.

[@darrinbaker00]

@@tommyfu9271 Are you joking? They look almost identical.

[@tommyfu9271]

@@darrinbaker00 so do omar Epps and Mike tomlin 🤷‍♂️ Guess I never really thought about it

[@jakefrumst8farm510]

He should be supporting the show 100 percent his boy is goin to launch a career from it.. who cares if the stories were real lol

[@kgodcap]

When everybody with a good brain knows it’s baloney😂

[@tellitlikeitisfresh6541]

Capp the storie real if you old enough you know story real Fact norm invited whole laker team to his wedding but magic Thats a beef and dont give me no weak shit. Him and magic didnt like each other and norm felt magic got him traded

[@kobeplayeddefensetoo1351]

The show is fire….

[@pjb2224]

It really is

[@danielstack4158]

Great camera work TMZ. Was there an earthquake or something?

[@English_MoFo]

I’m gonna believe the show💯

[@patriciafields6184]

I seen Norm Nixon in Las Vegas the.same year I saw Magic at a pro boxing event. Norm was very congenial in giiving me and my couisin an Autograph Norm is one the great basketball player of all time.

[@kkfilms4987]

You need a new videographer : someone whom can speak clearly but also knows sports. Stormin Norman , Norm Nixon IS and shall always BE 1 of THE BEST guards/ combo guards / point guards of ALL TIME - it was a BIG DEAL for LA when he got traded. There is always going to be some bitterness there

[@mrc302]

Dude is a HORRIBLE interviewer.🤦‍♂️

[@theinktician]

its weird to call him a combo guard. He was a true PG through and through, but Magic was easing into the PG role after the 1st few years, and eventually they had to figure out how to integrate. They moved Magic from the wing and into the PG role as Norm got older. If Nixon was a combo guard, Magic was a combo guard too.

[@robotube7361]

Imagine how awesome the feeling is when you actually made it so big that people are portraying you on the silver screen. That has to be the icing on the cake.

[@AveryBlackman]

If they kept Norm and put Magic at shooting guard they would have won more championships.

[@michaelsimsplaya4199]

How you the best point guard of all time and never led the league in assists?

[@SupremelyInformed]

How you don't know that when Magic retired he was the ll time assist leader?

[@buckyoung77]

He’s seem like a cool guy 😎

[@theinktician]

I like his answer, but there was something strange with how he classified Curry. It's weird hearing him say someone is more of a "guard" than a point guard, considering his career with Magic. Norm was a PG all his career, and when magic came that didn't change. They put Magic on the wing for years until he entered his prime. He was a slasher that passed until around the 86 season. But you can't convince anyone of this because of his legacy. Nostalgia and Legend re-writes the truth. Like Bird's 40pt Left-hand game. He didn't shoot left handed at all. He still shot right handed while his layups were left handed. If someone slashes and kicks now, no one calls that a facilitator. Who's calling Trae Young, james harden, and Russell Westbrook "true point guards"? It's ironic in a sense.

[@tommyfu9271]

Bird definitely took some shots left handed. but it also wasn't like he played the entire game lefty either. Bird btw is left handed when not playing basketball.

[@SlimSleazy]

If the interviewer saw Winning Time, then he would know that Nixon was the point guard for the Lakers before Magic. To ask him if Magic is the best at his position is inappropriate

[@bradlott9876]

I really like his son Devaughn as Norm

[@Razzlyn]

If you're the best, you don't have to say it, everyone just knows.

[@jefepioneer30]

Ayo pause lol

[@johnnybarnes2120]

Love Norm

[@trinablonde]

THANK YOU. YOU CANT HAVE A GOAT IN BBALL IN GENERAL. YOU CAN HAVE GOATS OF AN ERA. N

[@mistermyself1128]

It's his son on the show. Get it right

[@sixties626]

Steph wasn't even the best player on his team at times

[@ryanmilbrod2386]

like magic was?

[@rosselliswilkinson]

​@@ryanmilbrod2386magic was the best player on all his teams

[@moedark4390]

Maybe best shooter of all time but point guard?? no way. Ill take Magic or Stockton first

[@theinktician]

@@rosselliswilkinson i cant believe people liked this comment. On a Norm Nixon video too! Norm was better in the 1st few years, but Magic was already nationally popular because of the college popularity. Saying he was the best on ALL his teams is disrespectful to guys like Norm, Jamal Wilkes, and OBVIOUSLY Kareem Abdul Jabar

[@DaFactsNoNonsense1713]

no it didn't = I was a little kid when EVERYONE knew Norm was jealous of Magic taking his job = I just never knew about the "partying, the women & the drugs" = LA people from the 80's are so used to "lying/pretending/hiding" that they honestly believe the "lies" they invented back then = this series is probably extremely "sobering" for many of them because they've BEEN living a "fantasy" the entire time

[@Thelastthingyouwillremember]

Don’t care lol show rules

[@tellitlikeitisfresh6541]

Capppp...the beef was just how they said it was ive read books heard magic side and seen numerous laker storie and to at this age try to change history

[@tellitlikeitisfresh6541]

Capp the storie real if you old enough you know story real Fact norm invited whole laker team to his wedding but magic Thats a beef and dont give me no weak shit. Him and magic didnt like each other and norm felt magic got him traded

[@ass_overtitties1900]

Yo let me tell you what that show is the real deal somebody is feeding them information and the shits accurate they can try to save face all they want