Magic Johnson

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Magic Johnson is a legendary former Los Angeles Lakers point guard and five-time NBA champion who became a prominent businessman and sports franchise owner after his Hall of Fame basketball career.

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instanceOf basketball player
businessman
human
point guard
sports executive
advocacy HIV/AIDS awareness
AllNBAFirstTeamSelections 9
announcedHIVDiagnosis 1991-11-07
businessFocus urban development investments
collegeAttended Michigan State College
surface form: Michigan State University
coOwnerOf Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles FC
surface form: Los Angeles Football Club

Los Angeles Sparks
Washington Commanders
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1959-08-14
draftedBy Los Angeles Lakers
draftLeague National Basketball Association
surface form: NBA
draftPickNumber 1
draftRound 1
draftYear 1979
founded Magic Johnson self-linksurface differs
surface form: Magic Johnson Enterprises
fullName Magic Johnson self-linksurface differs
surface form: Earvin Johnson Jr.
givenName Earvin
HallOfFameInduction College Basketball Hall of Fame
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
HallOfFameInductionYear 2002
handedness right-handed
height 206 cm
highSchoolAttended Everett High School
jerseyRetiredBy Los Angeles Lakers
league National Basketball Association
memberOf United States men's national basketball team
memberOfSportsTeam basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics
surface form: 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team
NBAAllStarGameMVPawards 2
NBAAllStarSelections 12
NBAChampionshipsWon 5
NBAFinalsMVPawards 3
NBARegularSeasonMVPawards 3
nickname Magic
nicknameOfTeam United States men's national basketball team
surface form: Dream Team
notableAchievement led Michigan State to 1979 NCAA championship
notableRivalryWith Larry Bird
occupation entrepreneur
investor
OlympicGoldMedalist 1992 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth Lansing, Michigan
surface form: Lansing, Michigan, United States
playedFor Los Angeles Lakers
positionPlayed point guard
shooting guard
religion Christianity
retiredJerseyNumber 32
sexOrGender male
spouse Cookie Johnson
televisionWork NBA studio analyst
wonNBAChampionshipWith Los Angeles Lakers

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1987–88 NBA season MVP Magic Johnson
Chick Hearn associatedWithAthlete Magic Johnson
Los Angeles FC coOwner Magic Johnson
Chuck Daly coachedNotablePlayers Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson founded Magic Johnson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Magic Johnson Enterprises
Magic Johnson fullName Magic Johnson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Earvin Johnson Jr.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Trophy honors Magic Johnson
this entity surface form: Earvin "Magic" Johnson
this entity surface form: Earvin "Magic" Johnson
subject surface form: Earvin "Magic" Johnson Western Conference Finals MVP Award
1987–88 NBA season notablePlayer Magic Johnson
LAL notablePlayer Magic Johnson
Los Angeles Lakers notablePlayer Magic Johnson
Larry Bird notableRival Magic Johnson
Vlade Divac notableTeammate Magic Johnson
Larry rivalryWith Magic Johnson
subject surface form: Larry Bird
Larry Legend rivalryWith Magic Johnson
James Worthy teammateOf Magic Johnson