Marvin Magic Johnson Jr. (birthed August 14, 1959, in Lansing, Michigan) is a former American basketball gamer. With Each Other with Larry Bird, he shaped the transformation of the NBA in the 1980s. The 2.06 meter Johnson played mostly as a Point player due to its phenomenal passport abilities, although this position is typically occupied with smaller sized players. After title winning in High Institution and also College Johnson was very first picked in the NBA Draft in 1979 by Los Angeles Lakers. Already in his first season he won the champion title with the Lakers and also was elected one of the most beneficial gamer of the final series (NBA Finals MVP Award). 4 various other titles with Los Angeles adhered to in the 1980s; An overall of nine times he got to the NBA finals with the team. In 1991, Johnson unexpectedly returned from the expert sporting activity as HIV was detected with him. At the All-Star Game 1992, in which he was awarded the very best gamer, he introduced his ret...