Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden during a ...

1974 - Earns the nickname “Magic” after a game his sophomore year of high school, in which he scores 36 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists. Lansing State Journal sportswriter Fred Stabley Jr. is the ...

"Great team leader, and everybody has heard that before, but I think personally, he was very welcoming, very welcoming, and I ...

Between the years 1980 and 1989, the two combined for eight NBA Championships, with one or both appearing in every finals of the decade. Currently, Johnson believes the closest rivalry to compare ...

And with all his on-court mastery, Magic perfectly fit into ... One of the most memorable performances by Johnson in a Lakers jersey came during the 1980 Finals, when the Lakers played against ...

As a rookie, Johnson famously stepped in and played the five for an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals. Magic delivered on his "Never fear. Magic is here" quote with 42 ...

1h "He had Magic Johnson ... two NBA Finals MVPs, 19 All-Star appearances, NBA Rookie of the Year, and ten All-NBA First Team selections. 6*NBA Champion 1971,1980,1982,1985,1987,1988 Milwaukee ...

"There was a guy Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar), and a guy named Magic (Johnson), and a guy named (James ... And we’re playing the Sixers in the Conference Finals, and Tiny dislocates his shoulder." "He can’t ...