Magic Johnson’s message to Michael Jordan speaks

Michael Jordan’s latest NASCAR victory has unfold to the NBA and caught the consideration of his former rival, Magic Johnson, who congratulated Tyler Reddick and 23XI for his or her latest Cup Series triumph. Reddick’s No. 45 scored a fourth go to to Victory Lane in six Cup Series races in 2026, beating two former champions, Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney, to the checkered flag in Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington.

It ended 23XI’s two-race winless streak, with Blaney profitable at Phoenix Raceway, adopted by an emotional victory for Denny Hamlin in Las Vegas — his first since father Dennis’s tragic passing following a lethal home hearth last December. NBA legend and 23XI co-owner Jordan has been a constant presence on pit highway this season, becoming a member of team celebrations for each of Reddick’s 4 Cup Series victories.

The 23XI team is having fun with appreciable success off the again of its settled antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR, finalized last December, and is flying high in the sport’s new “chase” championship format. The sport as an entire has benefited from the change in course off the again of the lawsuit and championship format change, and followers have praised NASCAR’s promotion across all three national collection. TV viewership was up at Daytona, Phoenix, and Las Vegas, with Darlington’s figures yet to be launched.

NASCAR has now caught the consideration of Jordan’s former NBA rival, Johnson, who took to the social media platform X to congratulate his buddy on 23XI’s latest feat and prolonged dominance in the early levels of the common season. “Another great accomplishment for my good friend Michael Jordan and his NASCAR Cup Series driver, Tyler Reddick, who won the Darlington Raceway yesterday!” Magic tweeted.

NASCAR followers raved in response to Johnson’s obvious second NASCAR tweet of 2026, signaling he’s maintaining a eager eye on the sport. Some have even inspired Magic to enter NASCAR himself.

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Johnson holds possession stakes in 5 major skilled sports activities groups by way of his agency, Magic Johnson Enterprises, demonstrating his curiosity isn’t solely in basketball. His portfolio contains the Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB), Los Angeles FC (MLS), Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA), the Washington Commanders (NFL), and the Washington Spirit (NWSL).

“Cool to see Magic Johnson give a nod to Michael Jordan and Tyler Reddick for the accomplishments this season so far,” one fan said. “This is a good sign, @nascar fans. Let’s hope the viewership numbers improve this week,” another reacted.

“This is a wild shout out,” a 3rd said. “Magic Johnson tweeting about NASCAR. NASCAR on the up and up,” a fourth raved. “You should buy a charter team Magic!” a fifth instructed.

23XI dominance prolonged

Jordan said of Reddick’s win: “We just had to get the car right. And he kept his composure, and he did an unbelievable job. I wanted everything to be good. Once he gets back out there, I feel like his competitive juices are going to carry him all the way to the end.

“Those are the longest 18 to 20 laps that I can even imagine. I just didn’t want to see a caution. The caution would have changed everything. But he did the job. He earned it all week, and I’m real proud of the team.”

Reddick said: “It means everything. Some of the guys and I were talking about – we have it pretty good as Cup drivers, but it seemed like today, it was going to be a blue-collar type of day – we were going to have to really work for it.

“From lap 1, to have the alternator problems we were having, and just be cutting fans and not to be able to run things that I was counting on to keep me cool all day was tough. Just an incredible Camry. So proud of this team, and everyone that is a part of it.”