Magic Johnson Buss had given Johnson a contract that paid him $14 million a year, as payback for all the years he was not the league's highest paid player. Although Johnson's retirement prior to the 1992–93 NBA season voided this contract, Buss insisted that he still be paid. It was this arrangement that allowed Johnson to coach the team without receiving any additional salary. After Johnson ended his coaching stint, Buss sold him a 4% stake in the Lakers for $10 million, and Johnson served as a team executive. Johnson's autobiography is Other biographies include: Magic Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born
Chad S. Johnson Chad S. Johnson Chad S. Johnson (born August 11, 1967 in Emporia, Kansas) is a Harvard-educated attorney, served as the Executive Director of National Stonewall Democrats from October 2, 2001 to January 1, 2003. Prior to his tenure with NSD, Chad Johnson served as a principal gay and lesbian issues adviser to the Al Gore/Joe Lieberman 2000 campaign and as deputy national chair of the Gore/Lieberman 2000 business outreach program, under Democratic Party leader and public affairs executive Jeff Trammell. Formerly, an attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Johnson is active in Democratic Party politics, as well is