Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball point guard who played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After winning a championship at both the high school and college level, 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 (his first of three) in his rookie season, and the Lakers won five championships during the 1980s. He won the MVP of the 1992 All-Star Game. he played for the Lakers before retiring in 1997.