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
George S. Johnson George S. Johnson George Sidney "Mallee" Johnson (31 May 1879 – 5 September 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the VFL between 1905 and 1909. Commencing at Richmond in the VFA in 1901, 'Mallee' Johnson became ""a folk hero to the club ... the first of the super-heroes"". By 1902 he was the dominant big man in the competition and an integral part of Richmond winning their first premiership. He left Punt Road for the VFL prior to the 1905 season and in his five seasons at Carlton the team played in