1974 - Earns the nickname “Magic” after a game his sophomore year of high school, in which he scores 36 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists. Lansing State Journal sportswriter Fred Stabley Jr. is the ...
"MagicJohnson, we had the closest vote in the history ... That was second-best in the Eastern Conference to the eventual champion Detroit Pistons. Johnson averaged 22.3 points, 11.5 assists ...