Kobe Bryant's ex-teammate and friend Pau Gasol's wife Catherine McDonnell, WNBA legend Lisa Leslie and Johnson's teammate Bryan Scott also wished Cookie Johnson a happy birthday. "Happy birthday ...

Magic Johnson is now worth an estimated $1.2 billion. His career earnings as a basketball player was $40 million. The magic? He says it comes from—of course—teaming up.

1974 - Earns the nickname “Magic” after a game his sophomore year of high school, in which he scores 36 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists. Lansing State Journal sportswriter Fred Stabley Jr. is the ...

Joe Biden choosing to give the Argentinian soccer genius this accolade shouldn’t be such a big deal. That doesn’t make it any ...

President Joe Biden, right, presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civilian honor, to Earvin "Magic" Johnson in the East Room of the White House, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in ...

Alongside his basketball career, Johnson founded the Magic Johnson Foundation in 1991 which works to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS, treatment and prevention in addition to support the educational, ...

NBA great Magic Johnson was among 10 recipients of Presidential ... Johnson was honored for raising awareness of HIV and as a business owner. “Under the same bright lights, his honesty about ...

President Joe Biden awarded the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 remarkable individuals. Among the honorees were civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer, actor Denzel Washington, media mogul ...

Five-time NBA champion Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr. received the nation’s highest honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Saturday. After the ceremony, he posted an Instagram post ...

The Lakers great gave President Biden an assist when it was time to place the nation's highest civilian honor around his neck.

From his championing of HIV AIDS to his second career as a motivational speaker, Johnson has used his platform and natural talents to make an impact on the world at every stage of his life and ...