NBA legend Magic Johnson has been married to his wife Earlitha “Cookie” Johnson for over three decades. The couple reportedly has multiple practices in their marriage to further strengthen their bond. One such practice is going on vacation every year to spend some quality time with the family given the Los Angeles Lakers legend’s busy work schedule. This year, the family is on a European yacht vacation. Interestingly, when Magic posted pictures from the yacht, his middle child grabbed all the attention of the fans.

Magic and Cookie have gone through some major ups and downs over the course of their relationship. Especially in their early years together. However, they stood firm in supporting each other and are still going strong.

Magic Johnson and his family are on a yacht

Magic Johnson has an estimated net worth of over $620 million. The 5x NBA champion has built a business empire even though his basketball career was cut short. Courtesy of his business ventures, Magic is understandably very busy throughout the year. To help him relax and spend time together, Magic and Cookie never miss out on going on vacation.

The couple is traveling with their family this year. The family is currently on a luxurious vacation cruising the Mediterranean aboard a super yacht called the Phoenix II. Johnson gave a sneak peek into the trip to his fans with pictures from the yacht on his Instagram handle. He wrote, “Cookie and I are excited to have our kids Andre, EJ, Elisa, our daughter-in-law Lisa and grandkids Gigi and Avery join us on the yacht!”

While the first picture was of Magic and Cookie, the second had the whole family. Notably, the Hall of Famer’s youngest son, EJ, grabbed the fans’ attention.

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EJ, 32, is a reality TV star and arguably the most popular child of Magic. He reportedly came out as gay ten years back. He also revealed that he does not plan on transitioning. However, his style has changed over the years. In the recent picture posted by Magic, EJ’s outfit stood out and the fans took notice.

Fans flood the comments

Almost all the comments in the vacation post by Magic Johnson were about EJ. A lot of comments were vile and trolled the reality TV star. Also, some fans wondered what he could have achieved had he pursued basketball. However, many fans defended EJ and shut down the trolls. Here are some reactions:

“Bro taller then the whole fam and decided not to make millions”

“He was supposed to be one”

“What a ball player he could have been at his size”

“EJ could be averaging 27pts 15reb 13assts”

“Dudes taller than Wilt Chamberlain”

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