Ervin "Magic" Johnson is one of the most beloved figures in sports history – although he has occasionally been a controversial personality.

With his trademark disarming smile, he pulled American professional basketball out of stagnation and from a second-tier sport with low viewership, he propelled it to the top of global sports interest, thanks also to his fierce rival from Boston. Charismatic, supremely talented, excessive and intense in all aspects of his life, dominant on the court, he was the "demonic" orchestrator of the unparalleled "Showtime" of the Los Angeles Lakers thanks to his incredible no-look passes – which defied logic – and his unique charm. However, in 1991, at the peak of his popularity, Magic shocked the world with a stunning personal confession that brought to light and opened the discussion around sexually transmitted diseases and the HIV/AIDS crisis. This was followed by his admission that he had unprotected sexual relations with hundreds of women each year, his retirement from basketball, a brief comeback attempt, and finally his farewell through his participation in the iconic 1992 USA Olympic Team – the famous "Dream Team." The author Roland Lazenby, who dedicated years to documenting the story of the extremely popular Magic, does not limit himself to the narrow confines of the man and athlete. It is an epic that spans generations up to three centuries before Magic, revealing much not only about the athlete's journey but also about America itself. Through hundreds of interviews with Magic’s coaches, former and current collaborators, teammates, opponents, friends, and loved ones, as well as important conversations with Magic himself over the years, author and biographer Roland Lazenby offers the first truly comprehensive study of his life, a complete and authorized biography – with its dark and bright sides – of Ervin "Magic" Johnson Jr.: the revolutionary player, the idol, the man.

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