Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson Jr. was born August 14, 1959 in Lansing, Michigan. Is real name is Earvin Johnson. He is a retired basketball player. He played point guard for the Las Angeles Lakers. After winning championships in high school and collage. He was selected 1st overall in the 1979. He won a championship and an NBA finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in his rookie season. Won 4 more championships with the Lakers during the 1980's. He retired in 1991 after announcing he had human immunodeficiency virus. Returned in to play in the 1992 All-Star Game. He won the All-Star MVP award.  He then retired again for 4 years, but returned 1996 to play 32 games for the Lakers and retired the 3rd time and final time.

His career achievements include 3 NBA MVP awards, nine NBA final appearances, 12 All-Star games, ten All-NBA first and second nominations. He lead the league in regular-season assists four time, and is NBA's all-time leader in assists per game, with an average of 11. 2. He was a member of the ''Dream Team'', the U.S. basketball team that won the Olympic gold medal in 1992.

He was honored as one of the 50 Greatest basketball players in NBA History in 1996. He got elected to the basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. He was rated greatest NBA point guard of all time by ESPN in 2007.His friendship and rivalry with Boston's Celtics star Larry Bird, whom he faced in 1979 NCAA finals and three NBA finals. Since his retirement he is a entrepreneur, philanthropist, and motivational speaker.