Johnson, Magic BrE AmE
(1959–) a very tall US ↑ basketball player who was a famous ↑ guard for the Los Angeles Lakers team, and helped them win five NBA ↑ championship s during the 1980s. In 1991, he stopped playing when he discovered he was HIV-POSITIVE , and since then he has spent his time teaching people about AIDS, especially how to avoid getting the disease. He came out of ↑ retirement and won a ↑ gold medal with the USA team in the 1992 Olympics. He finally retired in 1996. His real name is Earvin Johnson, Jr.