MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR.Byline: Daily News Research Aug. 14, 1959: Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is born in Lansing, Mich., the sixth of 10 children of Earvin Johnson Sr. and Christine Johnson. 1977: Leads Everett High School Everett High School may refer to:
March 26, 1979: - Leads Michigan State to a 26-6 record and the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association championship, clinched with a 75-64 victory over previously unbeaten Indiana State and Larry Bird Larry Joe Bird (born December 7,1956) is a retired American NBA basketball player, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, and one of the best clutch performers in the history of sports. in the most-watched college basketball College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. History
May 11, 1979: Announces he will make himself available for the NBA draft The NBA Draft is an annual North American event in which the National Basketball Association's (NBA) thirty teams (29 in the United States and one in Toronto, Canada) can select players who wish to join the league. . May 16, 1979: The Lakers, who acquired the right to draft No. 1 when Gail Goodrich Gail Charles Goodrich Jr. (born April 23 1943 in Los Angeles, California) is a former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is best-known for his part in the Los Angeles Lakers' 1971-72 season. signed as a free agent with New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded prior to the 1976-77 season, announce they have reached a contractual agreement with Johnson. June 25, 1979: The Lakers formally select Johnson with the first pick in the 1979 draft. Feb. 4, 1980: Becomes the first rookie starter in the All-Star game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games since Elvin Hayes Elvin Ernest Hayes (born November 17, 1945 in Rayville, Louisiana) is a retired American basketball player. He is a member of the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team. Early years A quiet, introverted youth, Hayes first picked up a basketball in eighth grade, by accident. in 1969. Scores 12 points in the West's 144-136 loss. May 16, 1980: Starting at center in place of the injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar For the football player, see . Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. on April 16, 1947) is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach. in Game 6 of the NBA Finals The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association. The team winning the Eastern Conference Finals earns one of the two berths in the championship round, with the other going to the team that wins the Western Conference Finals. , he gets 42 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists against Philadelphia to lead the Lakers to the title. He becomes the first rookie named MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. of the Finals, and the third player to win NCAA and NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= titles in consecutive seasons, joining Bill Russell Noun 1. Bill Russell - United States basketball center (born in 1934) William Felton Russell, Russell and Henry Bibby. Nov. 19, 1980: Misses 45 games with torn cartilage in his left knee. Feb. 27, 1981: Returns from the knee injury and averages 22.4 points in the final 16 games. June 26, 1981: Signs a 25-year, $25 million contract with the Lakers. April 1982: Joins Oscar Robertson and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players to get 700 points, rebounds and assists in the same season. June 8, 1982: Earns his second playoff MVP award after leading the Lakers past Philadelphia 114-104 in Game 6 of the Finals. April 1983: Leads the NBA in assists with a 10.5 average and breaks Jerry West's club record with 829. Is named to the All-NBA first team for the first time, beginning a string of nine straight selections. Dec. 2, 1983: Dislocates his right index finger and misses a month. April 1984: Leads the NBA in assists for the second straight year, this time with a record 13.1 average. May 15, 1984: Sets a playoff record with 24 assists in a 118-102 victory over Phoenix in the Western Conference finals. June 9, 1985: Helps Lakers defeat Boston for the first time ever in NBA Finals, the Lakers' third title in six years. February 1986: Becomes the first player to receive more than a million votes in All-Star balloting. March 13, 1986: Records his 5,000th career assist. April 1986: Leads the NBA in assists with a 12.6 average. Dec. 23, 1986: Scores a career-high 46 points in an overtime victory over Seattle. Feb. 5, 1987: Scores his 10,000th point. Feb. 8, 1987: Becomes the all-time All-Star assist leader as the West beats the East 154-149 in overtime. May 18, 1987: Named league MVP after averaging a career-high 23.9 points and leading the league with 12.2 assists. June 14, 1987: Named Finals MVP for the third time after guiding the Lakers past Boston in six games, the last a 106-93 victory at the Forum. The regular-season and playoff MVP sweep enables him to join Willis Reed, Moses Malone and Larry Bird as the only players so honored. 1988: Misses 19 games with a pulled groin. June 21, 1988: Guides Lakers to 108-105 victory over Detroit in Game 7 of the NBA Finals as Los Angeles becomes the first team to repeat since Boston in 1969. April 1989: Breaks his own club record for assists with 988 and leads the NBA in free-throw shooting at 91.1 percent. May 22, 1989: Leads the Lakers to their eighth consecutive division title and earns his second regular-season MVP award, edging Michael Jordan of Chicago in the closest voting since 1981. June 8, 1989: Injures his left hamstring in the third quarter of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, won by Detroit 108-105. June 13, 1989: Misses his first playoff game ever as Detroit completes a sweep of the Lakers for the title. Feb. 11, 1990: Scores 22 points in the West's 130-113 All-Star Game loss and is voted MVP of the game for the first time in his nine appearances. May 22, 1990: Leads the Lakers to a 63-19 record and is named regular-season MVP for the second straight year, making him the sixth player in NBA history to capture the award three times. Dec. 6, 1990: Becomes the 40th player in NBA history to reach 16,000 points with 21 in an 83-73 victory at Minnesota. April 15, 1991: Sets an NBA record for career assists in a 112-106 victory over Dallas. Johnson, who needed nine assists to break Oscar Robertson's record of 9,887, got 19. June 1991: Leads the Lakers to the NBA Finals for the ninth time in his 12-year career. Lakers lose in five games to Michael Jordan and Chicago. Nov. 7, 1991: Announces his retirement at age 32 after testing positive for the HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. virus. He leaves the NBA ranked first in career assists with 9,921 and second in career steals with 1,698. Nov. 8, 1991: Named by President Bush to National Commission on AIDS. Feb. 9, 1992: Wins MVP honors in the NBA All-Star Game as the West beats the East 153-113 in Orlando, Fla. Aug. 8, 1992: Wins gold medal as the United States beats Croatia 117-85 in the Olympic Games in Barcelona. Sept. 25, 1992: Resigns from the National Commission on AIDS. Sept. 29, 1992: Announces he will return to the Lakers and play limited schedule in the 1992-93 NBA season. Nov. 2, 1992: Announces his retirement again in a statement issued by the Lakers. Oct. 1, 1993: Fails in bid for NBA expansion franchise in Toronto. March 22, 1994: Named coach of the Lakers, replacing Randy Pfund. April 16, 1994: Announces he won't return as coach of the Lakers. April 24, 1994: Finishes the season with a 5-11 record as coach, including a franchise-record 10 straight losses to end the season. June 27, 1994: Purchases 5 percent interest in the Lakers. Jan. 29, 1996: Signs contract for the remainder of the season with the Lakers after selling his interest in the team. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo (1) no caption (Earvin Magic Johnson wins NCAA Basketball championship at Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. , 1979) (2) no caption (Earvin Magic Johnson) (3) no caption (Earvin Magic Johnson celebrates an NBA Championship) (4) no caption (Earvin Magic Johnson and NBA Commissioner David Stern) (5--color) no caption (Earvin Magic Johnson on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. at a Laker game) (6) no caption (Earvin Magic Johnson announces he has the AIDS virus AIDS virus n. See HIV. in 1991) (7--color) no caption (Earvin Magic Johnson celebrates winning gold medal with the Dream Team) (8--color) no caption (Earvin Magic Johnson coaching the Lakers in 1994) (9) no caption (Earvin Magic Johnson shooting a basketball) |
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