But did you know that Earvin Johnson Jr. grew up very, very poor? He, his mother and father, and his nine brothers and sisters lived in a three-bedroom apartment in East Lansing, Michigan.

In the mid-1970s, Earvin "Magic" Johnson was one of the nation's highest touted recruits and a hometown hero in Lansing, starring at Everett High School (where this reporter's father attended and ...

Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson takes questions from journalists outside the Historic Capitol after a roundtable discussion about student athletes' mental health Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Magic Johnson ...