Mike Ehrmann/Getty ImagesMagic Johnson of the Los Angeles Dodgers?From Buster Olney of ESPN the Magazine:At a time when Major League Baseball wants to restore the Los Angeles Dodgers' brand following years of damage under the ownership of Frank McCourt, Earvin "Magic" Johnson -- arguably the most popular athlete in the city's history -- is a major player in a group that wants to buy the team."I'm a big baseball fan," Johnson said by phone Friday, "and you think about what the Dodgers have meant to baseball and to Los Angeles, and that part's a no-brainer.