Magic Johnson expressed interest Friday in being part of a group that buys the Pistons or at least in joining his hometown team in a front-office capacity.

Johnson is currently a minority owner of the Lakers.

The Lansing, Mich., native who attended Michigan State was involved with a group that in recent months made a serious bid to buy the Warriors, before Joe Lacob and Peter Gruber completed the purchase for an announced $450 million, a record for an NBA team. Johnson would have sold what is believed to be a five-percent stake in the Lakers for a larger, but unknown portion, in Golden State, while still living in L.A.