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
Philip S. Johnson Philip S. Johnson Philip S. Johnson (January 27, 1953 – November 11, 2011) was an American violinist. A promising talent in his youth, his career did not take off and he is mainly noted for having stolen the "Ames Stradivarius", a valuable antique violin, in 1980. Johnson was a gifted violinist from the age of seven. After leaving Ridley High School in Pennsylvania in 1970, he attended Florida Bible College. In 1976 he studied music at Boston University and was taught by Joseph Silverstein and Roman Totenberg, among others. At university, Johnson was frequently at odds with teachers and other