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Magic Johnson



Position: Point Guard, Power Forward
Full Name: Earvin Johnson Jr.
Nickname: Magic
Born: August 14, 1959 in Lansing, Michigan
Height: 6-9
Weight: 215
High School: Everett in Lansing, Michigan
College: Michigan State
Drafted: 1st Round, 1st Pick - LA Lakers, 1979
Jersey#: 32

Played for the Lakers from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1996
Inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2002


Magic Johnson is famous for his brilliant passing skills, all-round sublime talent and engaging personality. At 6-9, he was - and still is - the tallest point guard in league history, and his illuminating smile made him the most admired as well. He started getting national attention as a 15-year-old high school player. After an Everett High School game in which he had 36 points, 16 rebounds and 16 assists, a sportswriter nicknamed the young, enthusiastic ballplayer 'Magic'. Magic led Everett to a 27-1 record and the state title in his senior year, averaging 28.8 ppg and 16.8 rpg.

He attended Michigan State and led the Spartans to a 25-5 record and the Big Ten Conference title. As a Sporting News All-America sophomore, Johnson's team won the NCAA Championship and he was named Most Outstanding Player.

Johnson entered the 1979 NBA draft with two years of eligibility left, and was selected by the Lakers with the first pick overall. He was quickly billed as the team's saviour, and teamed up with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to introduce LA to 'Showtime'.

Magic was the first-ever rookie NBA Finals MVP in 1980.

In the late eighties, Magic was diagnosed with the virus called HIV, and was forced to retire, after opponents was feared of the tought of being infected.

Magic coached the Lakers for the final 16 games of the 1993-94 season, compiling a 5-11 record.

Magic staged a not very succsessful comeback as a power forward in the 1995-96 season. He complained about not having enough control on court, and was fined after bumping a referee. He decided to retire again after the season.

RECORDS

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS



Regular Season Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1980 LAL 77 2795 503 949 .530 374 462 .810 7 31 .226 596 7.7 563 218 187 305 41 1387 18.0
1981 LAL 37 1371 312 587 .532 171 225 .760 3 17 .176 320 8.6 317 100 127 143 27 798 21.6
1982 LAL 78 2991 556 1036 .537 329 433 .760 6 29 .207 751 9.6 743 223 208 286 34 1447 18.6
1983 LAL 79 2907 511 933 .548 304 380 .800 0 21 - 683 8.6 829 200 176 301 47 1326 16.8
1984 LAL 67 2567 441 780 .565 290 358 .810 6 29 .207 491 7.3 875 169 150 306 49 1178 17.6
1985 LAL 77 2781 504 899 .561 391 464 .843 7 37 .189 476 6.2 968 155 113 305 25 1406 18.3
1986 LAL 72 2578 483 918 .526 378 434 .871 10 43 .233 426 5.9 907 133 113 273 16 1354 18.8
1987 LAL 80 2904 683 1308 .522 535 631 .848 8 39 .205 504 6.3 977 168 138 300 36 1909 23.9
1988 LAL 72 2637 490 996 .492 417 489 .853 11 56 .196 449 6.2 858 147 114 269 13 1408 19.6
1989 LAL 77 2886 579 1137 .509 513 563 .911 59 188 .314 607 7.9 988 172 138 312 22 1730 22.5
1990 LAL 79 2937 546 1138 .480 567 637 .890 106 276 .384 522 6.6 907 167 132 289 34 1765 22.3
1991 LAL 79 2933 466 976 .477 519 573 .906 80 250 .320 551 7.0 989 150 102 314 17 1531 19.4
1996 LAL 32 958 137 294 .466 172 201 .856 22 58 .379 183 5.7 220 48 26 103 13 468 14.6
CAREER 906 33245 6211 11951 .520 4960 5850 .848 325 1074 .303 6559 7.2 10141 2050 1724 3506 374 17707 19.5


Playoff Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1980 LAL 16 658 103 199 .518 85 106 .802 2 8 .250 168 10.5 151 47 49 65 6 293 18.3
1981 LAL 3 127 19 49 .388 13 20 .650 0 0 - 41 13.7 21 14 8 11 3 51 17.0
1982 LAL 14 562 83 157 .529 77 93 .828 0 4 - 158 11.3 130 50 40 44 3 243 17.4
1983 LAL 15 643 100 206 .485 68 81 .840 0 11 - 128 8.5 192 49 34 64 12 268 17.9
1984 LAL 21 837 151 274 .551 80 100 .800 0 7 - 139 6.6 284 71 42 79 20 382 18.2
1985 LAL 19 687 116 226 .513 100 118 .847 1 7 .143 134 7.1 289 48 32 76 4 333 17.5
1986 LAL 14 541 110 205 .537 82 107 .766 0 11 - 100 7.1 211 43 27 45 1 302 21.6
1987 LAL 18 666 146 271 .539 98 118 .831 2 10 .200 139 7.7 219 37 31 51 7 392 21.8
1988 LAL 24 965 169 329 .514 132 155 .852 7 14 .500 130 5.4 303 61 34 83 4 477 19.9
1989 LAL 14 518 85 174 .489 78 86 .907 10 35 .286 83 5.9 165 30 27 53 3 258 18.4
1990 LAL 9 376 76 155 .490 70 79 .886 5 25 .200 57 6.3 115 28 11 36 1 227 25.2
1991 LAL 19 823 118 268 .440 157 178 .882 21 71 .296 154 8.1 240 43 23 77 0 414 21.8
1996 LAL 4 135 15 39 .385 28 33 .848 3 9 .333 34 8.5 26 3 0 12 0 61 15.3
CAREER 190 7538 1291 2552 .506 1068 1274 .838 51 212 .241 1465 7.7 2346 524 358 696 64 3701 19.5