Magic Johnson Magic Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American retired professional basketball player and current president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played point guard for the Lakers for 13 seasons. After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers. He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season, and won four more championships with the Lakers during the 1980s. Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that
Real Magic TV and labels. Jonathan gained the nickname “the musician’s magician.” Demand grew from record labels (Island/Def Jam, Universal, etc.) wanting their bands to be featured on a Real Magic project with Jonathan Real. In response to the demand, the Real Magic TV series was created. Real Magic TV interviews take a different approach than most programs. The interview begins with magic. RMTV shows celebrities laughing, shouting, screaming — doing all the things they rarely do in a regular interview. Next, Jonathan asks the band fan submitted questions — historically submitted via email, text message and through RMTV’s official website. The Real