SPIRIT OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED ITS NEW INVESTOR. YOU REALLY DOESN'T NEED INTRODUCTION. YEAH. DC NEWS NOW'S KIEV ON DUPREE. WAS THERE FOR THIS BIG EVENT AND NORTHWEST OF KYIV ON MOST PEOPLE WILL RECOGNIZE THE NAME AND PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. >> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. MARK ANNALISA AND THAT NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION. 5 TIME NBA CHAMPION EARVIN MAGIC JOHNSON. NOW THE NEW US INVESTOR IN THE WASHINGTON SPIRIT AND IT ALL HAPPENED EARLIER TODAY. JOHNSON ARRIVED AT IDA B WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH SPEAR OWNER MICHELLE KING AROUND 02:00PM. >> HE HAD A CHANCE TO CATCH SOME OF THE YOUNG SOCCER PLAYERS FROM THE NONPROFIT BC SCORES IN ACTION AND THEN HE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THEM. WE HAVE TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL, RIGHT. NOT JUST ON THE FIELD BUT IN SCHOOL AS WELL. OK. >> BECAUSE THOSE GRADES ALSO CHANGED MY LIFE. >> JOHNSON IS NO STRANGER TO INVESTING IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS. HE'S PARTIAL OWNER OF THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS. LOS ANGELES SPARKS MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER'S LA FC AND THE WASHINGTON COMMANDERS. SO HE SAYS INVESTING IN THE WASHINGTON SPIRIT WAS AN EASY DECISION I THINK ABOUT WOMEN'S SPORTS. >> IT EXPLODING AROUND THE WORLD. WE MISS THAT. AT OLYMPICS AND WE SEE THAT RIGHT NOW IN OUR LEAGUE. WE SEE IT IN SOCCER RIGHT NOW. YOU SEE IT IN NBA RIGHT NOW. YOU SEE WOMEN SPORTS IS ON THE RISE PROBABLY BIGGER OTHER SPORT. AND MICHELLE PAUL THAT WE MET. IT WAS NO-BRAINER FOR ME. AND I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE A A SPIRIT ON >> AND IN ADDITION TO INVESTING IN THE TEAM JOHNSON SAYS HE ALSO WANTS TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY. HE SAYS HE PLANS TO MAKE MORE APPEARANCES LIKE THE ONE TODAY