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== Awards and honors == {{See also|List of career achievements by Magic Johnson}} [[File:Earvin Magic Johnson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.13|Johnson's Hollywood Walk of Fame star|alt=A five-point star engraved on a tile. In the center of the star are the words "EARVIN MAGIC JOHNSON". An image of a movie camera is etched directly below these words, though still in the star.]] [[File:LakersRetiredJerseys.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.13|alt=A display of yellow basketball jerseys bearing the names and uniform numbers of players|Johnson's number 32 jersey was retired by the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] in 1992.]] '''[[Triple Crown (American basketball)|Basketball Triple Crown]]'''<ref name="Davis"/> '''NBA''' * 5Γ [[NBA]] champion ({{nbafy|1980}}, {{nbafy|1982}}, {{nbafy|1985}}, {{nbafy|1987}}, {{nbafy|1988}})<ref name="Magic rings" /> * 3Γ [[NBA Most Valuable Player]] ({{nbay|1986|end}}, {{nbay|1988|end}}, {{nbay|1989|end}})<ref name="stats" /> * 3Γ [[NBA Finals MVP]] ({{nbafy|1980}}, {{nbafy|1982}}, {{nbafy|1987}})<ref name="stats" /> * 9Γ [[All-NBA First Team]] ({{nbay|1982|end}}β{{nbay|1990|end}})<ref name="stats" /> * [[All-NBA Second Team]] ({{nbay|1981|end}})<ref name="stats" /> * 12Γ [[NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1980}}, {{nasg|1982}}β{{nasg|1992}})<ref name="stats" /> * 2Γ [[NBA All-Star Game MVP]] ({{nasg|1990}}, {{nasg|1992}})<ref name="stats" /> * [[McDonald's Open]] winner (1991)<ref name="call"/> * McDonald's Open MVP (1991)<ref name="call"/> * [[J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award]] ({{nbay|1991|end}})<ref name="stats" /> * [[NBA Lifetime Achievement Award]] ([[2019 NBA Awards|2019]])<ref name="lifetime"/> * 4Γ [[List of NBA annual assists leaders|NBA assists leader]] ({{nbay|1982|end}}, {{nbay|1983|end}}, {{nbay|1985|end}}, {{nbay|1986|end}})<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Assists Per Game|website=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/ast_per_g_yearly.html|access-date=May 12, 2025}}</ref> * 2Γ [[List of NBA annual steals leaders|NBA steals leader]] ({{nbay|1980|end}}, {{nbay|1981|end}})<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Steals Per Game|website=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/stl_per_g_yearly.html|access-date=May 12, 2025}}</ref> * 6Γ [[NBA Player of the Month and Week#Notable Records|NBA Player of the Month]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA Players of the Month |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/pom.html |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=Basketball-Reference |language=en}}</ref> * 18Γ [[NBA Player of the Month and Week#Notable Records|NBA Player of the Week]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA Players of the Week |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/pow.html |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=Basketball-Reference |language=en}}</ref> * Named one of the [[50 Greatest Players in NBA History]] in 1996<ref name="LegendProfile" /> * Selected on the [[NBA 75th Anniversary Team]] in 2021<ref name="75th">{{cite web |url=https://www.nba.com/75/player/magic-johnson-77142 |title=Magic Johnson |publisher=NBA |access-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021185454/https://www.nba.com/75/player/magic-johnson-77142 |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> * No. 32 [[Los Angeles Lakers#Retired numbers|retired by the Los Angeles Lakers]]<ref name="MSHOF" /> * [[Statue of Magic Johnson|Statue]] in front of [[Crypto.com Arena]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Thorbecke |first=Catherine |title=Iconic Staples Center changing its name to Crypto.com Arena in reflection of changing times |publisher=ABC News |date=November 17, 2021 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/iconic-staples-center-changing-crypto-arena-reflection-changing/story?id=81227119|access-date=August 17, 2022|archive-date=August 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817103453/https://abcnews.go.com/Business/iconic-staples-center-changing-crypto-arena-reflection-changing/story?id=81227119|url-status=live}}</ref> * Trophy named in Johnson's honor (Earvin "Magic" Johnson Trophy) awarded to [[NBA Conference Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Western Conference Finals MVP]] (established in 2022)<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldsberry |first=Kirk |title=NBA unveils new trophies, awards honoring Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Bob Cousy, Oscar Robertson |publisher=ESPN |date=May 12, 2022 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33902416/nba-unveils-new-trophies-awards-honoring-larry-bird-magic-johnson-bob-cousy-oscar-robertson|access-date=June 9, 2022|archive-date=June 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615053153/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33902416/nba-unveils-new-trophies-awards-honoring-larry-bird-magic-johnson-bob-cousy-oscar-robertson|url-status=live}}</ref> '''USA Basketball''' * [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic]] gold medal winner ([[Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]])<ref name="Dream Team">{{cite web |title=1992 United States Olympic Team |publisher=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |url=https://hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/1992-united-states-olympic-team|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-date=March 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331040701/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/1992-united-states-olympic-team|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Tournament of the Americas]] gold medal winner ([[1992 Tournament of the Americas|1992]])<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150429204708/http://www.usab.com/history/national-team-mens/mens-tournament-of-the-americas-1992.aspx "Men's Tournament of the Americas β 1992"]. USA Basketball. Retrieved September 17, 2023.</ref> '''NCAA''' * 2Γ [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] champion ([[1977β78 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|1978]], [[1978β79 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|1979]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's Big Ten Conference|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/men/|access-date=May 12, 2025}}</ref> * [[1979 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|NCAA national championship]] ([[1979 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1979]])<ref name="espnshowtime" /> * [[NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player]] ([[1979 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1979]])<ref name="espnshowtime" /> * [[Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball|''Chicago Tribune'' Silver Basketball Award]] (1979)<ref>{{cite news |title=Earvin Johnson wins Silver cage award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/743289540 |newspaper=[[Sun Herald]] |location=[[Biloxi, Mississippi]] |date=April 25, 1979 |page=41|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 19, 2025}}</ref> * Consensus first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1979 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#1979 Consensus All-America team|1979]])<ref name="consensus"/> ** [[Associated Press|AP]] first-team All-American ([[1979 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1979]])<ref name="AP">{{cite web|title=NCAA College Basketball AP All-America Teams|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_america.html|access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref> ** [[U.S. Basketball Writers Association|USBWA]] first-team All-American ([[1979 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1979]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/allamerica/1970-79.html |title=USBWA Men's All-Americans |publisher=U.S. Basketball Writers Association |access-date=May 19, 2025 |archive-date=August 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827033832/http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/allamerica/1970-79.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> ** [[National Association of Basketball Coaches|NABC]] first-team All-American ([[1979 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1979]])<ref name="NABC">{{cite web|title=NABC Division I All-America History|publisher=National Association of Basketball Coaches|url=https://nabc.com/awards/allamerica/divisioni/|access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref> ** [[United Press International|UPI]] first-team All-American ([[1979 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1979]]) * [[National Association of Basketball Coaches|NABC]] second-team All-American ([[1978 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1978]])<ref name="NABC"/> * [[Associated Press|AP]] third-team All-American ([[1978 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1978]])<ref name="AP"/> * [[United Press International|UPI]] third-team All-American ([[1978 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1978]]) * 2Γ first-team All-[[Big Ten]] (1978, 1979)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bigten.org/services/download_file.ashx?file_location=https://s3.amazonaws.com/bigten.org/documents/2021/11/5/2021_22_Men_s_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://s3.amazonaws.com/bigten.org/documents/2021/11/5/2021_22_Men_s_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=dead |title=2021β22 Big Ten Men's Basketball Media Guide |publisher=Big Ten Conference |year=2021 |page=88|access-date=May 15, 2024}}</ref> * No. 33 [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball#Retired numbers|retired by Michigan State Spartans]]<ref name="MSHOF">{{cite web |url=http://www.michigansportshof.org/inductee/magic-johnson-jr |title=Earvin (Magic) Johnson Jr. |publisher=Michigan Sports Hall of Fame|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-date=May 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511084711/https://michigansportshof.org/inductee/magic-johnson-jr/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Statue at Michigan State<ref>{{cite news |url=http://detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/05/26/msu-magic-johnson-statue/84964444 |title=Crews move MSU's Magic Johnson statue |work=The Detroit News |date=May 27, 2016|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516093137/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/05/26/msu-magic-johnson-statue/84964444/|url-status=live}}</ref> '''High school''' * 1977 Michigan high school state champion ([[Everett High School (Michigan)|Lansing Everett High School]])<ref name="MSHOF" /> * First-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1977) * [[McDonald's All-American]] (1977) * [[Mr. Basketball of Michigan]] (1977) '''Halls of Fame''' * [[Michigan Sports Hall of Fame]] β Class of 1998<ref>{{Cite web |title=Earvin (Magic) Johnson Jr. |url=https://michigansportshof.org/inductee/magic-johnson-jr/ |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=Michigan Sports Hall of Fame |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame|Star]] on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] β 2001<ref>{{cite news |last=Stanton |first=Russ |title=Earvin "Magic" Johnson |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 25, 2010 |url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/earvin-magic-johnson/|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-date=March 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306152827/http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/earvin-magic-johnson/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Earvin Magic Johnson |date=October 25, 2019 |url=https://walkoffame.com/earvin-magic-johnson/ |publisher=Hollywood Walk of Fame |access-date=February 11, 2024 |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211222027/https://walkoffame.com/earvin-magic-johnson/ |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2Γ [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] inductee: ** Class of 2002 β individual ** Class of 2010 β member of "The Dream Team"<ref name="Dream Team" /> * [[National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame]] β Class of 2006<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collegebasketballexperience.com/members/earvin-magic-johnson/ |title=Earvin "Magic" Johnson |publisher=National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-date=February 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201163934/https://collegebasketballexperience.com/members/earvin-magic-johnson/|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[FIBA Hall of Fame]] β Class of 2017 (as a member of "The Dream Team")<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fiba.basketball/news/2017-class-of-fiba-hall-of-fame-dream-team |title=2017 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Dream Team |date=September 5, 2017 |publisher=FIBA|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-date=April 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415051919/https://www.fiba.basketball/news/2017-class-of-fiba-hall-of-fame-dream-team|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame]] β Class of 2009 (as a member of "The Dream Team")<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.org/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Members/1992-US-Olympic-Mens-Basketball-Team |title=1992 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team |publisher=United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|access-date=June 20, 2022|archive-date=August 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815212801/https://www.teamusa.org/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Members/1992-US-Olympic-Mens-Basketball-Team|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[California Hall of Fame]] β Class of 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Magic Johnson|publisher=The California Museum|url=https://californiamuseum.org/inductee/magic-johnson/|access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref> '''Sports ownership''' * 5Γ [[NBA]] champion ([[2000 NBA Finals|2000]], [[2001 NBA Finals|2001]], [[2002 NBA Finals|2002]], [[2009 NBA Finals|2009]], [[2010 NBA Finals|2010]]) β as part owner/executive of the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]<ref name="Magic rings" /> * [[WNBA]] champion ([[2016 WNBA Finals|2016]]) β as part owner of the [[Los Angeles Sparks]]<ref name="Magic rings" /> * 2Γ [[World Series]] champion ([[2020 World Series|2020]], [[2024 World Series|2024]]) β as part owner of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]<ref name="Magic rings" /><ref name="celebrates"/> * [[MLS Cup]] champion ([[2022 MLS Cup|2022]]) β as part owner of [[Los Angeles FC]]<ref name="MLSCup" /> '''Media and entertainment''' * [[The Sporting News|''Sporting News'']] NBA MVP (1987)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA Sporting News MVP Award Winners |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/tsn_mvp.html |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> * [[The Sporting News|''Sporting News'']] NBA 1980s All-Decade First-Team<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 28, 2020 |title=The 1980s All-Decade Team {{!}} Sporting News Canada |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nba/news/the-1980s-all-decade-team/hsxyp0oubis51est67xoi12o1 |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=www.sportingnews.com |language=en-ca}}</ref> * [[Associated Press|AP]] NBA 1980s All-Decade Team<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2022 |title=Rivals Magic, Bird highlight AP's 1980s all-decade NBA team |url=https://apnews.com/article/nba-sports-philadelphia-76ers-boston-celtics-los-angeles-lakers-7e2e0e88f74fc5f39a9d1c4282fb7ba6 |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> * [[NAACP Image Awards]] β [[NAACP Image Award β Jackie Robinson Sports Award|Jackie Robinson Sports Award]] (1992)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-12-me-271-story.html |title=Magic Johnson and Natalie Cole Honored at NAACP Awards Show |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 12, 1992|access-date=February 11, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517131911/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-12-me-271-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album|Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album]] ([[35th Annual Grammy Awards|1993]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grammy.com/grammys/artists/earvin-magic-johnson/13659 |title=Earvin "Magic" Johnson |date=November 23, 2020 |publisher=Grammy Awards|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-date=January 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101011840/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/earvin-magic-johnson/13659|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Marca Leyenda]] (2002)<ref>{{cite web |title=MARCA Leyenda |date=January 25, 2024 |url=https://www.marca.com/marca-leyenda.html |publisher=Marca |access-date=February 11, 2024 |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211222214/https://www.marca.com/marca-leyenda.html |url-status=live}}</ref> * [https://haroldpumpfoundation.com/ Harold & Carole Pump Foundation] β Lifetime Achievement Award (2009)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees |url=https://haroldpumpfoundation.com/index.php/events/lifetime-achievement-award-honorees |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Harold & Carole Pump Foundation |language=en-gb}}</ref> * [[Sports Illustrated#Sports Illustrated's Muhammad Ali Legacy Award|''Sports Illustrated''<nowiki/>'s Muhammad Ali Legacy Award]] (2014)<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2021 |title=Sports Illustrated's Muhammad Ali Legacy Award Winners |url=https://www.si.com/sportsperson/2021/12/02/2021-muhammad-ali-legacy-award-sports-illustrated-winner |access-date=April 22, 2025 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] [[Civil Rights Game#Beacon Awards|Beacon of Hope]][[Sports Illustrated#Sports Illustrated's Muhammad Ali Legacy Award|<nowiki/>]] [[Civil Rights Game#Beacon Awards|Award]] (2015)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-09 |title=MLB and the Los Angeles Dodgers announce details of the 2015 Civil Rights Game on Jackie Robinson Day |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-and-the-dodgers-announce-details-of-the-2015-civil-rights-game/c-117243554 |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> '''National''' * [[File:Presidential Medal of Freedom (ribbon).svg|80px]] [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], [[United States]] (January 4, [[List of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients#Awarded by Joe Biden|2025]])<ref name="Freedom" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Anderson |first=Kari |title=Magic Johnson, Lionel Messi receive Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden |work=Yahoo Sports |date=January 5, 2025 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/magic-johnson-lionel-messi-receive-presidential-medal-of-freedom-from-president-joe-biden-192334839.html |access-date=February 3, 2025 }}</ref>
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