Magic Johnson

 Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. was an ex- American professional basketball player, was born on August 14, 1959. Johnson is frequently considered to be the best point guard ever was a player for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Johnson was a champion in college and high schools and was later chosen by the Los Angeles Lakers first in the 1979 NBA draft. Johnson was the team's leader in five NBA championships during the Showtime period. Johnson abruptly resigned in 1991 after revealing that he was infected with HIV. But Johnson returned to the 1992 All-Star Game and won the All-Star MVP Award. Following a protest by his teammates, Johnson resigned for a further four years. But he was able to return to the All-Star game in 1992, at 36 years old and played in 32 games for the Lakers before resigning for the last time. Johnson has been awarded three NBA MVP Awards and three NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Awards. Johnson also made nine NBA Finals appearances. Johnson was also named for the All-NBA First Team nine times. Johnson was the league's top player in assists during the regular season four times more and currently is the NBA's all-time leading player in the average number of assists per game in the regular season (11.1 assists per team) and during the playoffs (12.35 assists per team). Johnson has the record for the highest number of career assists in the playoffs. Johnson was a part of the 1992 United States Olympic basketball team ("The Dream Team") which won the Olympic gold medal in Barcelona. Johnson quit the NBA in 1991, and formed the Magic Johnson All-Stars. The Magic Johnson All-Stars team was an exhibition tour team that played games.