Making (Business) Magic: NBA Legend Teams Up with Fanatics

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4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

NBA Hall of Famer and entrepreneur Earvin “Magic” Johnson is teaming up with sports merchandising e-commerce giant Fanatics. Chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises and Fanatics Executive Chairman Michael Rubin weigh in on the partnership, sports, and a new trend in sports collectibles. Plus, President Biden is pushing to vaccinate as many Americans as possible, as quickly as possible. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb expects vaccine supply to surpass demand before the summer.

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0:00.0	This is Squawk Pod. I'm C. M. Cady Kramer. Today on our podcast. More vaccinations, sooner. President
0:09.2	Biden making moves to vaccinate as many Americans as possible. we'll hear from Dr. Scott Gottley.
0:14.3	I think as you get into the end of March into April, supply is going to start to outstrip
0:19.0	demand and they're going to open up appointments.
0:20.9	So we have about another month to go.
0:23.0	And NBA Hall of Famer, entrepreneur, Legend on the Court and off Magic Johnson.
0:29.0	The Big Ten is awesome this season. The best conference in America. His season predictions
0:34.4	plus a new partnership with e-commerce giant fanatics and what the sports
0:38.3	legend has to say about the newest trend in collectibles, it's all digital.
0:42.8	The whole game has changed and now things are going to be a lot different with this new
0:49.9	way of collecting sports paraphernalia as well as cars, jerseys, all of it.
0:56.0	Sneakers, everything is about to change.
0:58.7	It's Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021, Squack Pot begins right now.
1:04.0	Good morning everybody.
1:05.2	Welcome to Squawk Bucks here on C.
1:07.3	I'm Becky Quick, along with Joe Kernan and Andrew Ross
1:09.7	Sorkin.
1:10.3	Today is Wednesday, is it the third?
1:11.8	I think it's already the third. Is that three it's three right it is the odds are
1:16.8	record up. Oh What's that to one if you add up the two and the one
1:21.8	It's three two one and if you add the two and the one. Yeah, it's three, two, one, and if you add the two and one, it's another three, so it's three, three.
1:26.0	Okay, which is half of 666, but never mind.
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