{"id":9193,"date":"2026-05-11T21:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9193"},"modified":"2026-05-11T21:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:10:23","slug":"politicos-point-awkward-hole-in-magic-johnsons-karen-bass-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9193","title":{"rendered":"Politicos point awkward hole in Magic Johnson&#8217;s Karen Bass endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Social media users appear to have found a flaw in Magic Johnson\u2019s recent endorsement of Karen Bass.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, shortly after the Lakers legend released a video imploring Angelenos to vote for Bass for a second term as mayor 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.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I understand Magic Johnson lives in Beverly Hills. I don\u2019t believe Beverly Hills residents vote for LA Mayor, as BH is a different city with its own Mayor. https:\/\/t.co\/5szd1GofZJ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justine Bateman (@JustineBateman) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustineBateman\/status\/2053852646981902449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI understand Magic Johnson lives in Beverly Hills,\u201d said Justine Bateman, an author and filmmaker with over 400,000 followers on the app. \u201cI don\u2019t believe Beverly Hills residents vote for LA Mayor, as BH is a different city with its own Mayor.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39346889\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2027-city-budget-city-hall-126049588_0ce172.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>Magic Johnson instructed Los Angeles residents to vote for Karen Bass in a video that was released on Sunday. <span class=\"credit\">Ringo Chiu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMaybe Magic Johnson should reconsider his endorsement of Karen Bass,\u201d another added. \u201cBeverly Hills, where he lives, can not even vote for the LA Mayor \u2026  Just an wildly uninformed and dangerous endorsement by Magic.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A third user, who goes by @beachgirlca, later chimed in by writing, \u201cMagic Johnson doesn\u2019t even live in Los Angeles; he\u2019s in Beverly Hills. Mayor Bass had to beg an outsider for an endorsement because no one in LA wants to back her failures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bass is running against a slew of candidates for the mayoral position, including reality TV star and Palisades Fire victim Spencer Pratt.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39346890\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.48191027;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39346890\" width=\"874\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/user-expressly-acknowledges-agrees-downloading-127479297.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Earvin 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/user-expressly-acknowledges-agrees-downloading-127479297.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/user-expressly-acknowledges-agrees-downloading-127479297.jpg?resize=50,34&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\"\/><figcaption>Magic Johnson threw his support behind Karen Bass over the weekend. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The two actually faced off last week in a debate, a spectacle many watchers believed Pratt won.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that \u2014 and the support Pratt has received from Johnson\u2019s ex-Lakers boss, Jeanie Buss \u2014 Johnson told his followers Bass is \u201cdoing a tremendous job\u201d and \u201chas to have a second term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I\u2019m excited to say that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Bass, who began her run as mayor of LA in 2022, thanked Johnson for the words on Sunday, writing on X that he\u2019s been a \u201cfriend for over 30 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis belief in how I\u2019m changing Los Angeles means everything to me,\u201d she added. \u201cMagic has poured his heart into this city long before anyone asked him to \u2014 through investment, through community, through showing up. 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