Magic Johnson was a Basketball hall-of-famer as well as the first rookie to ever with the Finals MVP Award in 1980. He has also one the NBA's J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for promoting AIDs awareness (he has HIV himself).
The night before any major game the Lakers had Earvin Johnson would help put the team's minds at ease by performing a magic show. This was a good way to calm everyones nerves and the name then just stuck with him. He also formally changed his name to Magic Johnson.
That, or it was his passing, dribbling skills, and ball-handling technique that won him the nickname "Magic."
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Magic Johnson's full name is Earvin (no middle name) johnson.
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NBA star Earvin Johnson (active 1980-1992) was nicknamed "Magic."
Ervin Johnson's nickname is "Magic," given to him during his basketball career due to his exceptional skills and style of play on the court.
The nickname "Magic" was given to Earvin Johnson by a sportswriter, who saw the 15-year-old basketball play in a high school game. He made 36 points, 16 rebounds and 16 assists, and did it so beautifully that the journalist referred to him as "Magic" Johnson. The name -- and the prowess on the court -- stuck.
Hall-of-Fame basketball player Earvin Johnson of the L.A. Lakers is nicknamed Magic.
magic johnson, an nba ball player who made the all star game many times. He retired from the nba several years after contracting AIDS.