Magic Johnson critical of Commanders in Bears loss: ‘Played with no intensity or fire'

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NBA legend and Washington Commanders limited owner Magic Johnson was not impressed with his team’s performance Thursday night. 

The Commanders fell to 2-3 on the season with a 40-20 loss to the Chicago Bears, the Bears first win in almost a year. 

Earvin "Magic" Johnson, a new owner of the Washington Commanders, greets fans at a pep rally after a press conference introducing the team's new ownership at on July 21, 2023 in Landover, Maryland. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Washington fell behind 27-3 at halftime after Bears quarterback Justin Fields threw for three touchdowns in the first 30 minutes. 

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Johnson took to X, the company formerly known as Twitter, and was highly critical of the team’s performance following the loss. 

"Tonight the Commanders played with no intensity or fire," Johnson posted. "We didn’t compete in the first half and got down 27-3 heading into halftime. It was too big of a hole to climb out of and that is why we ended up losing 40-20."

Johnson, who was in attendance Thursday night, was part of the group led by Josh Harris that bought the team in July. 

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Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin called Johnson’s comments "a pretty fair assessment."

Earvin "Magic" Johnson, a new owner of the Washington Commanders, delivers remarks during a press conference introducing the team's new ownership at FedExField on July 21, 2023 in Landover, Maryland. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

"It doesn’t matter what your intentions are. It’s what you put out there on the field. I know we don’t have a