Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson
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Also Known As:
Magic
Height:
6' 9"
Hometown:
Lansing

Bio:
Magic Johnson [born Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson Jr. in Lansing, Michigan on August 14, 1959] is a retired NBA star who played for the LA Lakers for 13 season. He retired in 1991 after he announced he had HIV. He came back to the NBA in 1992, retired again and then came back in 1996 for 32 more games.

Best Known For:
Magic is best known for being one of the greatest NBA players of all time.

Personal Life:
Magic has a son in 1981, Andre Johnson. In 1991 he and his wife Earlitha Kelly gave birth to Earvin III and adopted a daughter, Elisa in 1995.