Earvin (Magic) Johnson Jr. was born in Lancing Michigan on August 14th 1959. He was the 6th of 10 children. He got his nickname, Magic, from his high school basketball coach, Coach Fox. While attending Michigan State University, he helped them win their first NCAA championship. In 1979 he was drafted to the Los Angeles Lakers. In 1980 the LA Lakers won the world championship and Magic was named the MVP. In 1988 he retired from basketball scoring 1408 points in only 72 games.
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