While he didn’t shine offensively the way Olivari did, his outing on Friday night caught the attention of one of ther greatest Lakers and greatest players in NBA history, Magic Johnson.

Magic Johnson's rookie year was one filled with great success. A few players have come into the league and managed to be high-impact players on Day 1. Following an impressive stint at Michigan ...

Instead of being a single card, the 1980 Topps Magic Johnson and Larry Bird rookie was printed as part of a three-panel strip, with perforated lines separating each player. The idea was that ...

Earvin “Magic” Johnson is viewed as one of the most successful athletes-turned-businessmen of all time, but even he has at least one business deal that he regrets passing on. When Johnson left ...

Shaq became a household name for his sheer dominance during his rookie season with the Orlando Magic, and won the Rookie ...

When Magic Johnson entered the NBA in 1979 fresh off ... Adidas and Nike -- the latter of which was still a rookie of its own kind as a public company. He went with Converse.

Earvin 'Magic' Johnson drives to the basket to make a layup ... looking back on his early days as a rookie in 1979. “I wasn’t sure I could make it in this league.” Which, in turn, helps ...

Led by point guard Magic Johnson (Quincy Isaiah), the ... finally settling on $500,000 over four years — making Johnson the highest-paid rookie in league history at the time.

He immediately joined the history books next to Magic Johnson, which is no easy task. Bronny became the youngest Lakers rookie since Johnson to record at least 17 points and 5 assists while also ...

Read: "I was Kareem's rookie and he told me to have my newspaper at seven o'clock in the morning" - Magic Johnson recalls how Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made him fetch hotdogs for himself Although Kareem ...

On Thursday, Bronny James became the youngest Lakers rookie since Magic Johnson to record 17 points and five assists at 70% shooting from the floor, per StatMamba. The son of LeBron James also ...

Much to the delight of Los Angeles Lakers fans everywhere, the Dallas Mavericks were able to fend off elimination and avoid a sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics. One of the reasons they were ...