Now that he’s a lauded NFL team owner, Magic Johnson deserves a much-needed break from the media rounds. So the NBA pro and his wife have jetsetted to the other side of the pond on a dreamy vacation. Magic and Cookie are hopping across Europe, getting some luxurious TLC; hanging out with some famous friends across sports and entertainment. He’s providing updates to his social media followers from what looks like a fun vacation.

It’s the recent update from the Johnsons that had NBA fans’ eyes bugging out. The Los Angeles Lakers legend hung out with another basketball pro who played in the NBA briefly. Fans may have forgotten this European was playing in the Chicago Bulls after the Michael Jordan era and Magic Johnson reminded them.

Magic Johnson hangs out with former Bulls pro, Dalibor Bagarić

It’s a busy year for Magic Johnson. The NBA star now has an ownership stake in the Washington Commanders after a historic deal. Johnson has spent several weeks handling public engagements surrounding the deal. Following that, Johnson and his wife, Cookie, took a well-deserved break and went on a European vacation. And what a vacation it is!

Their regular updates from the trip on social media revealed some celebrities joined them at various stops. His most recent update came from Montenegro. That’s where he met another retired NBA pro, Dalibor Bagarić.

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If you followed the NBA in the early ’00s, you’d probably recognize Bagarić. Born in Germany, the Croatian native played professional basketball in Europe since 1996. His success in Europe caught the attention of the Chicago Bulls in the NBA, who were trying to rebuild a dynasty following Jordan’s retirement.

The Bulls drafted Bagarić in 2000. Unfortunately, he couldn’t recreate his pre-NBA success. Over three seasons in the USA, Bagarić only averaged two points and two rebounds.

He returned to Europe after the Bulls bought out his contract in 2003. He continued to play professionally in Europe till 2015. The two-time Croatian League champion became the Italian League and the German League champion later. He also won the FIBA EuroCup championship in 2007.

From Magic’s update, it appears that Bagarić has also switched to business since retiring from playing. He’s now a store owner in Montenegro. Magic and Cookie ran into him while shopping there and shared the pictures. Apart from the blast from the past, fans also found it funny that the 7’1′ Croatian pro dwarfed Magic and Cookie.

Bagarić missed his Bulls predecessor

Magic Johnson is like us on a vacation, unable to resist photo-dumping snaps from the trip. Except the new NFL team owner does it in style. In a previous post, Johnson and Cookie were on their yacht hanging with the likes of Michael Jordan and Samuel L. Jackson.

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Johnson was even rocking Jordan Brand gear on his vacation. Now that’s friendship. But their combined vacation was short-lived. Double MJ haven’t been spotted together after those posts. And it doesn’t look like Jordan met fellow Bulls player, Bagarić, either.

Over the years, Johnson and Jordan have formed a strong friendship despite being rivals on-court. We get a lot more glimpses of their hangouts together recently. Though they didn’t vacation together for long, it did make a cool sight for social media users.

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