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Earvin " Magic " Johnson Jr. After winning a national championship with the Michigan State Spartans in , Johnson was selected first overall in the NBA draft by the Lakers, leading the team to five NBA championships during their " Showtime " era. After protests against his return from his fellow players, he retired again for four years, but returned in , at age 36, to play 32 games for the Lakers before retiring for the third and final time.

Known for his extraordinary court vision, passing abilities, and leadership, Johnson was one of the most dominant players of his era. He led the league in regular season assists four times, and is the NBA's all-time leader in average assists per game in both the regular season After leaving the NBA in , he formed the Magic Johnson All-Stars, a barnstorming team that traveled around the world playing exhibition games.

Johnson has won 15 total championships during his career; one in college, five as an NBA player, and nine as an owner.

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Earvin Johnson Jr. His mother spent many hours after work each night cleaning their home and preparing the next day's meals, while his father did janitorial work at a used car lot and collected garbage, all while never missing a day at General Motors. Johnson would often help his father on the garbage route, and he was teased by neighborhood children who called him "Garbage Man".

Johnson came to love basketball as a young man.