It’s Showtime amid the showers: Grand Marshal Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson leads Rose Parade

Earvin “Magic” Johnson had just finished kicking off the 137th Rose Parade with a word of welcome and his famous big smile, when he climbed into the back seat of the 1940 white Lincoln Continental Cabriolet marked “Grand Marshal.”

137th Rose Parade Grand Marshal Earvin “Magic” Johnson gives a thumbs up to the crowd on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. (Steve Scauzillo/Pasadena Star-News)

Just around 8 a.m. on Jan. 1, Johnson, 66, and his wife, Cookie began their 5.5-mile journey that is the Rose Parade in Pasadena...