- Magic is the youngest player to ever be named the NBA Finals MVP.
- Earvin got his nickname of "Magic" from a newspaper reporter after scoring 36 points collecting 16 rebounds and dishing out 16 assists in one game as a 15-year-old.
- Magic is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Magic was named Most Valuable Player in the 1978 NCAA Championship.
- Magic is active in the United Negro College Fund, the American Heart Association, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and the Urban League.
- Magic was named head coach of the Lakers for the final 16 games of the 1993-94 NBA season.
- Magic's company owns 103 Starbucks nationwide.
- Magic had 138 triple-doubles in his playing career.
- Magic had a team single-game record of 24 assists three times for the Lakers.
- The Lakers retired Magic's number 32 on February 16, 1992.
- In 1981 Magic signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for 25 years for $25 million dollars. It became the longest player contract in the history of sports.
- In the 1979-80 season Magic was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team.
- Magic's flashy style of play became known as "showtime".
- In 1979 the L.A. Lakers made Magic the first overall draft pick.
- In 2001 the NBA established the Magic Johnson Award. It is given to the NBA player who combines excellence on the court with outstanding cooperation with the media and fans.
- In 1992 magic wrote his autobiography, Magic Johnson: My Life.
- Magic was named to the All-NBA First Team nine times.
- Johnson was a 3-time NBA MVP winning the award in the 1986-87, 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons.
- Magic won the NBA Finals MVP Award three times, 1980, 1982 and 1987.
- Johnson's abilities to score, pass, rebound and steal influenced a new basketball term, the triple-double. This is when a player has double-digit statistics in three different categories such as scoring, rebounds, assists or steals.
- Magic holds the NBA record for blocked shots by a point guard with 374.
- Magic has opened a series of movie theaters across the country in inner city locations to give low-income people a better opportunity to see films.
- Johnson was elected to the NBA Hall of Fame in 2002.
- When Johnson retired he was ninth all-time with 1,724 steals.
- Magic retired on May 14, 1996 with the All-Time NBA record of 10,141 assists.
- Magic became the first rookie to ever win the NBA Finals MVP Award as he moved from point guard to center due to an injury to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
- In 1979 Magic's Michigan State team beat Larry Bird's undefeated Indiana State team for the NCAA National Championship.
- Magic was a member of the "Dream Team" that won the Olympic Gold Medal in 1992.
- While playing for the Lakers Magic and his teammates won the NBA championship 5 times.
- Magic was named to the All-Star team 12 times in his career.
- Magic player his entire 13 year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Magic stood 6'9" which made him the tallest point guard in NBA history.
- In 1996, Magic was named as one of the 50 greatest basketball players in NBA history.
- Magic: If you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.
- Magic: I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
- Magic: Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.
- Magic: All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
- Magic: I practiced all day. I dribbled to the store with my right hand and back with my left. Then I slept with my basketball.
