During his recent visit to Sao Paolo, Brazil for the Banco XP event, Magic Johnson got the opportunity to meet Hortência Marcari, a famous Brazilian basketball player. The legendary basketball player from Brazil posted a photo of himself and the Lakers great on Instagram, and the latter replied with a special message for the 64-year-old.
The post was captioned by Marcari : “”One hall of fame to another” palavras dele @magicjohnson.”
Later, the NBA icon shared her photo again on his Instagram story.
Magic Johnson showers praise on Hortencia
Magic honored the Brazilian legend by enumerating a few of her achievements. Adding a caption, he said:
“I had the honor of meeting Hortência yesterday, the highest scorer in the history of the Brazilian women’s basketball team and Olympic silver medalist.”
In her nation, Marcari is regarded as one of the forerunners in the basketball industry.
Magic Johnson and Hortecîa Marcari ran into each other in Brazil! pic.twitter.com/pwe9QefCaw
— Ballerz Worldwide (@ballaznba) September 1, 2024
She is recognized as one of the greatest basketball players and is frequently referred to as “The Queen.” Hortencia is also recognized for having introduced the sport to women in her nation. She won a gold medal in the 1994 World Championship in Australia in addition to her silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Because of her accomplishments to the game, Marcari was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. In addition, she received inductions into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.
Magic Johnson has amassed an empire for himself over the past few decades through his ventures and astute investments. As a result, he is one of the three NBA players who are also billionaires, with a net worth of over $1.2 billion.
