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
John S. Johnson ancestry. He retired from competitive cycling in 1900. He died January 17, 1934, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Section 11, Lot 828, Grave 1. His wife, Jennie V. Johnson, is buried next to him in Grave 2. His headstone has the silhouette of a bicycle, and an ice skate, carved into it. For more early American bicycle racing history, see the League of American Wheelmen and Major Taylor. John S. Johnson John S. Johnson (May 11, 1873–January 17, 1934) was an early American cyclist and speed skater. He was the first to bicycle 1-mile in