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Magic Johnson

American basketball player and entrepreneur (born 1959)

PersonAge 67humanQ134183

Also known as Earvin "Magic" Johnson

Born: August 14, 1959
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1.espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/2334/magic-johnson
2.nba.com/history/players/johnsonm_bio.html
3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
6.Stated in Brockhaus EnzyklopädieRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Lansing
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1.espn.go.com/nba/player/gamelog/_/id/2334/magic-johnson
2.espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2334/magic-johnson
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Citizenship: United States
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1.Stated in FIBA databaseRetrieved 2025-06-05
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Occupation: basketball player
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1.Stated in RealGMRetrieved 2022-04-04
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, motivational speaker
, basketball coach
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1.espn.go.com/blog/new-york/brooklyn-nets/post/_/id/10994/magic-id-hire-kidd-in-a-heartbeat
2.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsma02/gamelog/1987/
3.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsma02/gamelog/1991/
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Education: Everett High School
, Michigan State University(1977–1979)
, Michigan State University
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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Height: 206 cm
Languages spoken, written or signed: French
, English
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
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Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. He is widely regarded as the greatest point guard of all time and one of the greatest basketball players in history. Johnson spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After winning a national championship with the Michigan State Spartans in 1979, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers, then led the team to five NBA championships during their "Showtime" era. Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had contracted HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star Game, winning the All-Star MVP Award. He retired again after fellow players protested his return, but returned in 1996, at age 36, to play 32 games for the Lakers before retiring for the third and final time.

Overview

NBA stats — season by season

13 seasons · from AIDB's NBA dataset

Season	Team	G	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	PPG	RPG	APG
1979–80	LAL	77	—	2,795	1,387	596	563	187	41	53.000	22.600	81.000	18.0	7.7	7.3
1980–81	LAL	37	—	1,371	798	320	317	127	27	53.200	17.600	76.000	21.6	8.6	8.6
1981–82	LAL	78	77	2,991	1,447	751	743	208	34	53.700	20.700	76.000	18.6	9.6	9.5
1982–83	LAL	79	79	2,907	1,326	683	829	176	47	54.800	.000	80.000	16.8	8.6	10.5
1983–84	LAL	67	66	2,567	1,178	491	875	150	49	56.500	20.700	81.000	17.6	7.3	13.1
1984–85	LAL	77	77	2,781	1,406	476	968	113	25	56.100	18.900	84.300	18.3	6.2	12.6
1985–86	LAL	72	70	2,578	1,354	426	907	113	16	52.600	23.300	87.100	18.8	5.9	12.6
1986–87	LAL	80	80	2,904	1,909	504	977	138	36	52.200	20.500	84.800	23.9	6.3	12.2
1987–88	LAL	72	70	2,637	1,408	449	858	114	13	49.200	19.600	85.300	19.6	6.2	11.9
1988–89	LAL	77	77	2,886	1,730	607	988	138	22	50.900	31.400	91.100	22.5	7.9	12.8
1989–90	LAL	79	79	2,937	1,765	522	907	132	34	48.000	38.400	89.000	22.3	6.6	11.5
1990–91	LAL	79	79	2,933	1,531	551	989	102	17	47.700	32.000	90.600	19.4	7.0	12.5
1995–96	LAL	32	9	958	468	183	220	26	13	46.600	37.900	85.600	14.6	5.7	6.9
Career		906	763	33,245	17,707	6,559	10,141	1,724	374	.520	.303	.848	19.5	7.2	11.2

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Life at a glance

Positions, education, employers and awards over time

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Appears in

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Produced

3 linked to Magic Johnson in Wikidata

Author of

1 linked to Magic Johnson in Wikidata

WWhat you can do to avoid AIDSbook by Earvin Johnson

Named after them

1 linked to Magic Johnson in Wikidata

MMagic Johnson Theatres1994 · American chain of movie theaters

Founded

1 linked to Magic Johnson in Wikidata

MMagic Johnson EnterprisesAmerican investment company

All data

221 statements · 20% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-12
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Position played on team / speciality: point guard
power forward
Website: magicjohnson.com language: English
Sport: basketball
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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Participant in: 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Tournament of the Americas
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1.usab.com/history/national-team-mens/mens-tournament-of-the-americas-1992.aspxRetrieved 2019-10-20
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Global Conference 2019 subject named as: Earvin "Magic" Johnson
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1.Stated in Global Conference 2019 - Speakers
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Member of political party: Democratic Party
Family name: Johnson
Awards: Presidential Medal of Freedom(January 4, 2025) conferred by: Joe Biden
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1.“President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom”whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/04/president-biden-announces-recipients-of-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom-3/Retrieved 2025-01-05
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California Hall of Fame(2011)
BET Humanitarian Award(2003)
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award(1992)
Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording(1992)
NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award(1992)
Phoenix Award(1992)
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1.avoice.cbcfinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dhu-cbc-alc-1992.pdf
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All-NBA Team(1991) votes received: 472 · maximum value: 480
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NBA Most Valuable Player Award(1990)
NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award(1990)
All-NBA Team(1990) votes received: 458 · maximum value: 460
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All-NBA Team(1989) votes received: 423 · maximum value: 425
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1.newspapers.com/clip/5883666/1989_allnba_team_voting_maximum/
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NBA Most Valuable Player Award(1989)
All-NBA Team(1988) votes received: 155 · maximum value: 160
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NBA Most Valuable Player Award(1987)
All-NBA Team(1987) votes received: 156 · ballots cast: 156
Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award(1987)
All-NBA Team(1986) votes received: 148 · ballots cast: 156
All-NBA Team(1985) votes received: 107 · ballots cast: 156
All-NBA Team(1984)
All-NBA Team(1983)
Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award(1982)
NBA All-Rookie Team(1980)
Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award(1980)
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Member of sports team: Los Angeles Lakers(1996–1996) position played on team / speciality: power forward · sport number: 32
Los Angeles Lakers(1979–1991) position played on team / speciality: point guard, shooting guard · sport number: 32
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball(1977–1979) position played on team / speciality: point guard · sport number: 33
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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Religion or worldview: Christianity
Residence: Beverly Hills
Dana Point
Nominations: Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording(1992)
Mass: 100 kg
Medical condition: serostatus(since 1991)
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1.Stated in ESPN“7: Magic Johnson announces he's HIV-positive”espn.com/espn/espn25/story?page=moments/7Retrieved 2017-01-13
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Birth name: Earvin Johnson Jr.
Nickname: Magic named by: Fred Stabley Jr.
Tragic Johnson(June 6, 1984) statement is subject of: 1984 NBA World Championship Series · named by: audience
Buck
E.J. the Deejay
The Magic Man
The Magic Show
June Bug
Mr. J
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1.newspapers.com/clip/12622376/johnny_paxson/
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Sport number: 32(since 1979) member of sports team: Los Angeles Lakers
33(1977–1979) member of sports team: Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Child: EJ Johnson
Drafted by: Los Angeles Lakers(1979) draft pick number: 1
Different from: Ervin Johnson
Dennis Johnson criterion used: nickname
Edgar Jones criterion used: nickname
Michael Jordan
Country for sport: United States
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1.Stated in FIBA databaseRetrieved 2025-06-05
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Owner of: Los Angeles Sparks
Washington Commanders(since 2023) together with: Josh Harris, Mitchell Rales · positions held: limited partnership
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1.commanders.com/news/josh-harris-announces-acquisition-of-washington-commanders
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Uses: Q3368230 sport: basketball
End of work period: 1991
Start of work period: 1979
Given name: Magic
Earvin
League: NCAA Division I men's basketball(1977–1979)
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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National Basketball Association
Social media followers: 5,334,321(February 10, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 248900032
5,172,113(January 26, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 248900032
5,092,557(January 1, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 248900032
4,722,524(May 10, 2018) x (twitter) numeric user id: 248900032
Native language: English
Writing language: English
Ethnic group: African Americans
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1.hollandsentinel.com/story/sports/2020/07/16/magic-johnson-is-larger-than-life-legend/42794673/
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