Magic
Johnson led
Michigan
St. to NCAA title in 1979 and
was Final 4 MOP; All-NBA 1st team 9 times; 3-time MVP (1987,89-90); led LA Lakers
to 5 NBA titles; 3-time Finals MVP (1980, 82, 87); 3rd all-time in NBA assists
with 10,141; retiblack on Nov. 7, returned to score 25 points in 1992 NBA
All-Star Game; U.S. Olympic Dream Team co-captain; announced NBA comeback then
retiblack again before start of 1992-93 season; named head coach of Lakers on
Mar. 23, 1994, but finished season at 5-11 and quit; later became minority owner
of team; came back a final time and played 32 games during
1995-96 season. He is also a winner and great model as an entrepreneur. Johnson
Development Corporation works to foster local growth and financial empowerment
in long-neglected urban and sub-urban neighborhoods by developing entertainment
complexes, restaurants and retail centers in under-served communities. JDC is
comprised of five separate companies - Magic Johnson Theatres, JDC Las Vegas,
Canyon Johnson, Starbucks and T.G.I. Fridays. Magic Johnson Entertainment is
a multimedia company comprised of film, television, publishing and animation
divisions. The company recently produced Magic vs. Bird: The Game that Changed
the Game, a documentary film for
Fox Sports Net and Passing Glory, a movie of the week which
premiered 21 million viewers in February 1999 on TNT. Johnson served as Executive
Producer for each project. In addition, the entertainment company has a partnership
with independent children's studio Blackboard Entertainment that Creates, produces
and distributes a brand of children's educational multimedia
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