magic johnson

Magic Johnson

Steven Frank

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Magic Johnson (Earvin Johnson) grow up in Lansing, Michigan. As a child he was taller then everybody in his grade and could handle the ball better. When he played basketball he could just go done the court and score but the parents got made that they children weren’t getting the ball. So he started passing which help him become a better pass which later he would be known for. As a freshman he went to a school that was mostly white and had trouble getting along the first part. Then his teammates started to like him more. He was 6 feet 5 inches as he went into high school. Usually he would be a big man but he handled the ball just as good as the guards and his coach saw that so he played him as a guard. He later led his high school to a state championship and Michigan State University to a national collegiate title. Then went to the draft as the number one pick to the Los
Angeles Lakers in 1979. At the Lakers he won five NBA Championships and was a part of the original Dream Team.