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Magic Johnson was born on August 14, 1959. His
real name was Ervin. He grow up in a hard family. By the age 10 he had
Ervin had a business raking leaves and taking care of lawns
If he wanted a new pair of shoes his dad made earn money to buy a
pair of shoes . Also by ninth grade Magic was 6'5. He also set a
city record for most points scored in a game with 48 points. |
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During his 1979 college basketball season Magic helped
his Michigan state Spartans to the NCAA Championship against
Larry Bird and Indiana University Hoosiers. That was the first if
many meetings between these to basketball greats. |
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Magic Johnson in his career will the lead the league in
assist in 4 out 12 years he is in the nba. At one time he was the
all assists lead until John Stockton crushed it. But in 1991 Magic
had to cut his career short because he caught the HIV virus. |
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During Magic's great career he played in 11 al
star games ,186 playoff games , and 874 regular season games in his
career in the NBA. |
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Also while on the court Magic all ways had a smile on
his face because he was so happy to be playing the NBA. It didn't matter
if the Lakers were loosing he all ways had a big smile on his face. |
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