Magic Johnson
Hall of Fame Speech
Magic Johnson: 75 Stories
Sports Century: Magic Johnson
One-on-One Interview
One-on-One Interview
One-on-One Interview
Magic Johnson: Fundamentals of Basketball
Put Magic In Your Game
Legends Profile: Magic Johnson
Few athletes are truly unique, changing the way their sport is played with their singular skills. Earvin “Magic” Johnson was one of them. Just how great a basketball player was Johnson? So great, perhaps, that future generations of hoop fans may wish they had entered…
Magic Johnson: Pioneer Point Guard
The word greatest is used far too often, particularly when referring to the greatest players of all time in sports, especially in basketball. Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Bill Russell…
Leadership & Teamwork Lessons from a Legend
It is hard to believe it’s been just over 40 years since the 20-year-old rookie Earvin “Magic” Johnson led the Showtime-era Los Angeles Lakers over the Philadelphia 76ers for the 1980 NBA championship, the first of his five league titles as a player. His performance has become…
30th Anniversary Of His Retirement
30 years to this day, Magic Johnson shocked the entire world when he held a press conference to retire from the NBA. He was at the pinnacle of his career, 31 years old, just coming off a season where he averaged 19.4 points, 12 assists, and 7 rebounds…
Magic vs. Bird: Reliving Rivalry 40 Years Later
Forty years ago tomorrow night in Inglewood, the Forum played host to what Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe called “the single most-awaited game in Laker history”—which, given the franchise’s star-laden past, was saying something. Larry Bird and his Boston Celtics were in town…
