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5 days ago · Magic Johnson (born August 14, 1959, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.) is an American basketball player who led the National Basketball Association (NBA) Los Angeles Lakers to five championships. The son of an autoworker, Johnson earned his nickname “Magic” in high school for his creative and entertaining ballhandling.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
11 hours ago · Magic Johnson, renowned for his legendary career with the Los Angeles Lakers, continues to captivate fans even at 64. His former rival, Larry Bird, once said, “Magic is head-and-shoulders above everybody else,” emphasizing the unparalleled dominance Johnson displayed on the court. Now even after years away from it, the recent buzz has been ...
5 days ago · Magic Johnson admires how Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are handling the glaring spotlight of expectations and living up to the moments with record-setting performances while uplifting a league. Johnson knows firsthand what that's like; he and Larry Bird did it 45 years ago.
5 days ago · Former NBA great Magic Johnson credits his billionaire status to the company he kept throughout his career. Johnson was raised alongside nine siblings in Lansing, MI.
2 days ago · Whenever the NBA community discusses big guards, Earvin “Magic” Johnson is the first name that pops to mind. He deserves to get talked about that way due to his contributions to the game and superstar performances throughout the 1980s. However, Magic would be the first to tell people he was not the first big guard in the NBA.
5 days ago · Magic Johnson’s love of basketball motivated him to save the Los Angeles Sparks from folding and also put him on the leading edge of what is now a growing WNBA trend. Ten years after becoming the majority owner the team’s value has increased and other former professional athletes are buying into the league.
4 days ago · Magic Johnson celebrated the seismic effect Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have already made on the WNBA. Speaking to Doug Feinberg of the Associated Press, the Los Angeles Sparks owner...
