PHOTOS: Magic Johnson turns 55
August 14, 2014
Lakers legend Magic Johnson spoke at Cal State Long Beach's Carpenter Performing Arts Center on a range of topics including; his childhood, basketball career, business acumen and even touched on Clippers ownership. Monday, May 05, 2014, Long Beach, CA. (Photo by Steve McCrank/Daily Breeze)
Earvin "Magic" Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers throws the ball down court to teammate Byron Scott, right, as Danny Ainge, left, and Dennis Johnson of the Boston Celtics look on during the NBA finals at the Forum at night on Thursday, June 4, 1987 in Inglewood, California. (AP Photo) ( Earvin ?Magic? Johnson and Byron Scot Basketball Professional Action )
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 06: Former NBA player Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, (R) his wife Cookie (C) and their son Andre Johnson attend the USA TODAY Hollywood Hero honoring Magic Johnson at the Beverly Hills Hotel on May 6, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for USA Today) ( 80950191PS118_USA_TODAY_Hol )
Magic Johnson has a laugh as he listens to Byron Scott talk about his new job as Lakers head coach at the Lakers training facility in El Segundo, CA on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. (Photo by Scott Varley, DAILY BREEEZE) ( -L-LAKERS-SCOTT )
This April 11, 2012 file photo shows Magic Johnson, right, his wife Cookie and son E.J. arriving for the opening night performance of the Broadway play "Magic/Bird" in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File) ( Magic Son )
From left, Jamaal Wilkes, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Byron Scott and Magic Johnson attend the press conference to announce Scott as the new head coach at the Lakers training facility in El Segundo, CA on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. (Photo by Scott Varley, DAILY BREEEZE) ( -L-LAKERS-SCOTT )
Earvin "Magic" Johnson,(C) his wife Cookie and family attend the "Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals" film premiere at the Mann Bruin Theatre on February 17, 2010 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) ( 59645076 )
Earvin "Magic" Johnson announces his retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers as Lakers' owner Dr. Jerry Buss, left, and Johnson's wife Earletha, known as Cookie, center, listen during a press conference Nov.7, 1991 at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Johnson said he decided to retIre from professional basketball after testing positive for the AIDS virus. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) Earletha (Cookie) Kelley ( Magic Johnson )
Guard Earvin (Magic) Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on with Lakers owner Jerry Boss during a game. ( 1501527P LOS ANGELES LAKERS )
Earvin "Magic" Johnson kisses his wife Cookie on stage during the 20th Annual "Midsummer Night's Magic Awards Dinner" on July 13, 2005 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images) ( 53228614ES_001_MAGIC )
Cookie Johnson and son Andre Johnson arrive at the 20th Annual "Midsummer Night's Magic Awards Dinner" on July 13, 2005 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images) ( 53226686ES_082_MAGIC )
Magic Johnson discusses his business life and playing days with the Los Angeles Lakers during a talk with staff members at Northridge Hospital Medical Center on Thursday. (December 18, 2008) (Los Angeles Daily News file photo) ( DN19-MAGIC-A-EY.JPG )
Magic Johnson, right, hugs his friend, former teammate and new Lakers head coach Byron Scott at the Lakers training facility in El Segundo, CA on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. (Photo by Scott Varley, DAILY BREEZE) ( -L-LAKERS-SCOTT )
From left, new Los Angeles Dodgers owners and Guggenheim Baseball Management partners Peter Guber, Stan Kasten, Mark Walter and Magic Johnson walk into Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. The franchise's prestige and fan support declined during the stormy ownership tenure of Frank McCourt, who sold the Dodgers for $2 billion to the group fronted by Johnson, headed by Walter and run by Kasten. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) ( Dodgers Sale Baseball )
Magic Johnson attends the Dodgers-Diamondbacks game, Friday, April 18, 2013, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/L.A. Daily News) ( 0419_SPO_LDN-L-DODGERS-DBACKS-MB )
Los Angeles Lakers Earvin "Magic" Johnson hugs team owner Jerry Buss in the locker room after they won the 1980 NBA championship from the 76ers in Philadelphia May 17, 1980. They drank champagne and admired their trophy following the 123-107 win in the sixth game of the series. (AP photo/Gene Pushkar) ( NBA FINALS LAKERS )
Earvin "Magic" Johnson breaks out in grin as he stands with David Stern, commissioner of the National Basketball Association, Monday, May 18, 1987 at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., after Johnson was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player for 1986-87 season. Johnson, of the Los Angeles Lakers, has a career-high 23.9 points a game and league-best 12.2 assist record. (AP Photo/Alison Wise) ( Earvin Magic Johnson )
Lakers legend Magic Johnson spoke at Cal State Long Beach's Carpenter Performing Arts Center on a range of topics including; his childhood, basketball career, business acumen and even touched on Clippers ownership. Monday, May 05, 2014, Long Beach, CA. (Photo by Steve McCrank/Daily Breeze)
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Antonio Villaraigosa, middle, receives the endorsement of the former Los Angeles Lakers star and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises, left, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and former Los Angeles mayor, and former California Secretary of Education Richard J. Riordan, Monday April 11, 2005, at news conference at the 24 Hour Fitness Sports Club in Sherman Oaks, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) ( LA MAYOR JOHNSON )
A statue of Magic Johnson at Staples Center looking towards L.A. Live, Wednesday, October 26, 2011.(Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News) ( DN01-LAKER-MB )
Magic Johnson laughs after he is pulled from making the opening pitch at opening day at Dodger Stadium Monday. Sandy Kofax relieved Magic to make the pitch. (Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News) ( DS02-DODGERS-OPENER-DC )
Former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson (second from left) and Lakers' owner Jerry Buss (third from left) watch the Lakers battle the Golden State Warriors during an NBA exhibition game Tuesday Oct. 19, 1999 in San Diego. (AP Photo lenny Ignelzi) ( WARRIORS LAKERS )
Magic Johnson takes questions from the media about living with the HIV virus during a Magic Johnson Foundation event in Los Angeles on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. Johnson shocked the world on Nov. 7, 1991, when he revealed his HIV diagnosis. In the 20 years since, the Lakers great's strong health and tireless work in AIDS awareness have changed the world's perception of the disease. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) ( Magic 20 Years Later )
New Los Angeles Laker Earvin "Magic" Johnson, left, former Michigan State champion, greets Lakers veteran Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) and Ron Boone (24) during Lakers photo day at the Forum at Los Angeles, Sept. 15, 1979. Johnson was the first-round, first pick in the 1979 player draft, after leading Michigan State to the NCAA championship. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) ( Lakers Johnson Abdul-Jabbar Boone )
Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Earvin "Magic" Johnson, left, and Kareem Abdul Jabbar sit together during the Dodgers' baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Reds Dodgers Baseball )
Magic Johnson waves to the crowd before the tip off. Laker fans turned out in force to support their team during the opening game of the NBA Finals played at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Ca 6/4/09. The Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic 100 to 75. (Photo by John McCoy/Los Angeles Daily News) ( DS05-FINALS-GAME1-O6-JM.JPG )
Lakers legend Magic Johnson spoke at Cal State Long Beach's Carpenter Performing Arts Center on a range of topics including; his childhood, basketball career, business acumen and even touched on Clippers ownership. Magic becomes a little misty as he recounts his last conversation with late Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss. Monday, May 05, 2014, Long Beach, CA. (Photo by Steve McCrank/Daily Breeze)
Jose Baidal, visiting from Ecuador, photographs a statue of Magic Johnson at Staples Center, Wednesday, October 26, 2011.(Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News) ( DN01-LAKER-MB )
US former Los Angeles Lakers' basketball star Earvin "Magic" Johnson (C) poses with his family (clockwise from bottom L): son Earvin Jr., son Andre, father Earvin Sr., mother Christine, wife Cookie, daughter Elisa, on his newly unveiled star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, 21 June 2001. Johnson, now a movie theatre owner and entrepreneur, was honored for his support of the movie industry. (LUCY NICHOLSON/AFP/Getty Images) ( APW2001062199251 )
Magic Johnson speaks at the Jerry Buss Memorial Service at Nokia Theatre, Thursday, February 21, 2013. (Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News) ( DN22-BUSS-MB )
LAKERS VS CELTICS--Magic Johnson arrives at Staples Center for game 3 of the NBA finals. (Photo by Mike Baker/Los Angeles Daily News.) ( Lakers vs Celtics )
LAKERS VS CELTICS GAME 3--Magic Johnson greets the crowd at the start of game 3 of the NBA finals. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/Daily News)
FINALS BEGIN--Magic Johnson waits for the start of game 1 at Staples Center in Los Angeles thursday. (Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News) ( DS05-LAKERS-DC )
Former NBA star Earvin "Magic" Johnson speaks at the memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Mario Anzuoni, Pool) ( Michael Jackson )
Lakers great Magic Johnson during the victory rally for the World Champion Los Angeles Lakers at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday June 17, 2009 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/SGVN) ( LAKERS RALLY )
LA Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, and Magic Johnson speak during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, Pool) ( Michael Jackson )
Earvin "Magic" Johnson speaks about his business ventures at the Valley Economic Summit in Universal City. (May 6, 2009) (Los Angeles Daily News file photo) ( DN07-VES-3-EY.JPG )
Magic Johnson watches the Taft-Fairfax game during the City Section basketball championship at the L.A. Sports Arena on Saturday, March, 1, 2008. (Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News) ( DS02-TAFT-BSKBLL-MB37.JPG )
Former basketball player Magic Johnson and his family attend "The Magic of Fashion" fashion show to benefit The Magic Johnson Foundation and AIDS Project Los Angeles at The Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California on February 13, 2004. (Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images) ( 2973764SJS014_magicfashion )
LAKERS VS CLIPPERS--Former Laker Magic Johnson talks with film star Denzel Washington during the Laker/Clipper game at the Staples Center sunday. (Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News)
Magic Johnson and the Kings Girls at the Los Angeles Convention Center Tuesday at the announcement of the development of an NFL stadium to be built on the site. The new stadium will be called "Farmers Field". (Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News) ( DN02-NFLSTADIUM-DC )
(L-R) Earvin "Magic" Johnson, rapper LL Cool J and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers attend a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees on July 31, 2013 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Caifornia. (Photo by Jill Weisledero/Los Angeles Dodgers via Getty Images) ( 073113_LAD_GAME )
Magic Johnson watches the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Atlanta Braves 6-1 in the first game of the playoffs Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/Pasadena Star- News)
Magic Johnson talks with Clayton Kershaw and Dee Gordon as they take the field before game 2 of the playoffs Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/Pasadena Star- News)
Magic Johnson looks over at Vin Scully as he arrives in a vintage Ford Mustang to present the game ball. The Dodgers played the San Francisco Giants on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles, CA. April 3, 2014 (Photo by John McCoy / Los Angeles Daily News) ( 0403_SPO_LDN-L-DODGERS-JM )
Actor and music recording artist LL Cool J, from left, NFL football player Tim Tebow, actor Zachary Levi, former NBA basketball player Earvin "Magic" Johnson and actor Arsenio Hall attend LL Cool J's pre-Grammy party hosted by Hennessy, on Saturday, February 11, 2012 in Los Angeles.(Chris Weeks /AP Images for Hennessy) ( LL COOL J PRE-GRAMMY PARTY )
Magic Johnson claps as the Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez heads for the dugout after his homer in the 8th during game 5 of the NLCS against the Cardinals at Dodger Stadium Wednesday, October 16, 2013. The Dodgers beat the Cardinals 6-4. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News) ( St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers )
Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner and former Los Angeles Laker Earvin "Magic" Johnson, left, talks with Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant as they watch the Dodgers play the New York Yankees in a baseball game, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Yankees Dodgers Baseball )
Los Angeles Dodgers owner Magic Johnson, right, hugs former Dodger pitcher Sandy Koufax prior to the Dodger's season-opening baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles, Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Giants Dodgers Baseball )
Magic Johnson escorts Rachel Robinson, widow of Jackie Robinson, onto the field during pregame festivities at Dodger Stadium Monday April 15, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA. Major League Baseball celebrated its fifth annual Jackie Robinson Day Monday with all players wearing the number "42" on their jersey. (Andy Holzman/Los Angeles Daily News) ( 0416_SPO_LDN-L-DODGERS-PADRES-AH )
The Los Angeles Lakers, from left, Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Byron Scott, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, A.C. Green and Michael Cooper, adorn the latest General Mills Wheaties cereal box, 1 million of which will be distributed in California in honor of the Lakers recent recovery of the NBA world title, June 24, 1988. (AP Photo/Ira Mark Gostin) ( Lakers Wheaties Box 1988 )
In this handout photo provided by the Los Angeles Dodgers, Lil Jon (R), rapper, record producer, entrepreneur and international DJ who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, threw the ceremonial first pitch during the Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals game and poses with Los Angeles Dodgers owner Earvin "Magic" Johnson on May 24, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Lil Jon also announced the Dodgers’ starting lineup. (Photo by Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers, LLC via Getty Images) ( Los Angeles Dodgers during game against the St. Louis Cardinals )
Earvin Magic Johnson, left, shows off the Olympic championship 10-carat diamond ring that was presented him at a ceremony during halftime of the Los Angeles Lakers Atlanta Hawks game, Sunday, Feb. 14, 1993, Inglewood, Calif. Next to Johnson are his wife Cookie Johnson and his youngest son Earvin Johnson III. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Magic Johnson and Family 1991 )
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 08: Elisa Johnson, Magic Johnson and Cookie Johnson attend Fashion's Night Out celebration at Westfield Century City on September 8, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Graves/Getty Images for Westfield Century City) ( Westfield Century City Celebrates Fashion's Night Out )
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (3rd R) holds a football as he poses with city council member Jan Perry (3rd L), Casey Wasserman (L) NFL football greats Rosie Greer (2nd L) and Deacon Jones (C), basketball great Earvin "Magic" Johnson (2nd R) and Farmers Insurance executive Kevin Kelso Farmers (R) after naming rights of a new football stadium named Field at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The Farmers Insurance Exchange and AEG announce naming rights agreement for the new downtown Los Angeles football stadium and event center. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) ( 63285897 )
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