Magic Johnson By: James Haskins Presentation by Timothy Raine Slovak

Early Years Magic was born August 14, He would shovel snow off the parks basketball court just to play for a while. Then when he was in fourth grade a new kid moved into his town, he also loved basket ball. Both of them entered Dwight Rich Junior High, and played basketball. When he graduated from high school he went to Lansing University.

Adult Years He was one of the best basketball players in the history of basketball. His team won the championship 5 times in 8 years. Also he was named MVP at least 5 times in his career. Also he was named most valuable player at least 2 times. When he was tested positive for the HIV virus he retired from basketball.

Major Highlights In 8 seasons Magic won 5 national basketball championships. Also in 1987 he was named the most valuable player and it was the first time in 20 years that a guard had received the MVP award. Lastly in his 10 years of playing basketball he scored 17,239 points and had 9,721 assists.

Comparison Magic JohnsonPele Won many awards. Suffered many injuries in his career. Conquered the HIV virus. Had a lot of trouble with his wife. He didn’t take losing well. One of the best players in the history of basketball. Best player in the history of soccer. Suffered many ankle injuries that effected his career. Grew up with a poor family. Used a bag stuffed with newspaper as a soccer ball. Only player in history of soccer to score 1,000 goals. Did not have shoes until he was about 12 years old.

Bio poem Magic Determined, hard-working and athletic Lover of basketball. Who excels at sports. Who feels open to people around him. Who fears dying from the HIV virus. Who would like to see his family again. Johnson