Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson was born on 8/14/59 in Lansing, Michigan. He stayed in Michigan for high school and went to college at Michigan state. He was first called Magic by a sports writer who had seen him play basketball when he was in High School. In 1979 he entered into the NBA draft where he was first picked by the Los Angeles Lakers. When Johnson was 20, he became the first rookie to ever to win the finals MVP award and one Olympic gold medal. In 1996 he retired from basketball with one of the best basketball careers in all of the NBA.