Editing Magic Johnson (section)

== High school career ==
Johnson was first dubbed "Magic" at 15, when he recorded a [[triple-double]] of 36&nbsp;[[point (basketball)|points]], 18&nbsp;[[rebound (basketball)|rebounds]], and 16&nbsp;assists as a sophomore at Everett.<ref name="nbafullbio" /> After the game, Fred Stabley Jr., a sports writer for the ''[[Lansing State Journal]]'', gave him the moniker<ref name="magic">{{cite news |first=Jeff |last=Zillgitt |title=Magic Memories of a Real Star |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/zillgitt/2002-09-27-zillgitt_x.htm |work=USA Today |date=September 27, 2002 |access-date=November 1, 2007 |archive-date=October 1, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021001105025/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/zillgitt/2002-09-27-zillgitt_x.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> despite the belief of Johnson's mother, a devout Christian, that the name was sacrilegious.<ref name="nbafullbio" /> In his final high school season, Johnson led Everett to a 27–1 win–loss record while averaging 28.8&nbsp;points and&nbsp;16.8 rebounds per game,<ref name="nbafullbio" /> and took his team to an [[Overtime (sports)|overtime]] victory in the state championship game.<ref name="espnshowtime">{{cite web |first=Larry |last=Schwartz |title=Magic made Showtime a show |url=https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00016111.html |publisher=ESPN |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921195852/https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00016111.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Johnson dedicated the championship victory to his best friend Reggie Chastine, who was killed in a car accident the previous summer.<ref name=reggie>{{Cite web |last=Atkins |first=Harry |title=State Basketball Championships Are Now History |work=The Argus-Press |agency=Associated Press |date=March 28, 1977 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qz0iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZawFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1394 |access-date=December 10, 2024 |page=9}}</ref> He gave Chastine much of the credit for his development as a basketball player and as a person,<ref name=yearbook>{{Cite book |title=Everett High School Yearbook |location=Lansing, Mich. |publisher=Everett High School |year=1977 |page=79 |url=http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/Everett_High_School_Archives_Yearbook/1977/Page_79.html |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=e-yearbook.com |language=en-US |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407014500/http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/Everett_High_School_Archives_Yearbook/1977/Page_79.html |url-status=live}}</ref> saying years later, "I doubted myself back then."<ref name=gary /> Johnson and Chastine were almost always together, playing basketball or riding around in Chastine's car.<ref name=siblings /> Upon learning of Chastine's death, Magic ran from his home, crying uncontrollably.<ref name=gary /> Johnson, who finished his high school career with two All-State selections, was considered at the time to be the best high school player ever to come out of Michigan.<ref name=reggie /> He was also named to the inaugural [[McDonald's All-America]]n team, which played in the 1977 [[Capital Classic (all-star game)|Capital Classic]].<ref name=mcdonalds>{{Cite web |title=Boy's Alumni |publisher=McDonald's All-American Game |url=http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/allamerican/pdfs/Player-Alumni-List-12-2013.pdf |access-date=January 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507101142/http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/allamerican/pdfs/Player-Alumni-List-12-2013.pdf |archive-date=May 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Origin of the McDonalds All American Game |date=February 26, 2003 |publisher=ESPN |url=http://a.espncdn.com/ncb/mcdonaldsaa03/origin.html |access-date=April 3, 2023 |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005061255/http://a.espncdn.com/ncb/mcdonaldsaa03/origin.html |url-status=live}}</ref>