Why the nickname of Earvien Effay Johnson is Magic?

Answer 1

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).

Answer 2

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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Answer 3

He played in the NBA with the LA lakers and winning 5 championships,he was also famous for playing with the "Dream Team" in 1992 and winning the gold medal,he was famous for anouncing that he has retired from the NBA because of diagnosed with HIV

Answer 4

People thought the way he was so naturally good at b-ball was just simply magic, so they called him magic johnson. People are obiously stupid because this answer is jank\phoney and he

Answer 5

He was given the nickname in high school at 15 years old.

Answer 6

Because his passing skills were like Magic! His teammate gave it to him.

Answer 7

he was magic