Magic Johnson

 Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. was an ex- American professional basketball player was born on August 14, 1959. Often regarded as the greatest point guard of all time,[3][4][5(or 5 Johnson played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After winning championships at high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, leading the team to five NBA championships during their Showtime time period. Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he was suffering from HIV however he was able to play during the 1992 All-Star Game, winning the All-Star MVP Award. Following a protest by teammates, Johnson resigned again in 1991. But, he was able to return to the Lakers in 1996 at 36 and won the All-Star MVP Award. He was the league's top scorer in regular season assists four times, and is also the NBA's record-setting leader in assists per game average during both the regular season (11.19 assists per game) and in the playoffs (12.35 assists per game). [6][7] Johnson also holds the record of most career assists during the playoffs. Johnson was also part of the 1992 United States Olympic basketball team ("The Dream Team") that won the Olympic gold medal in Barcelona. After having left the NBA in 1991, Johnson formed the Magic Johnson All-Stars and was a wild team that traveled the globe playing games of exhibition