MAGIC JOHNSON / LOS ANGELES LAKERS 1998 NBA Starting Lineup Action Figure & Exclusive NBA Collector Trading Card

MAGIC JOHNSON / LOS ANGELES LAKERS 1998 NBA Starting Lineup Action Figure & Exclusive NBA Collector Trading Card. Displayed figure stands approximately 6.5 inches tall. Includes one Exclusive NBA Starting Lineup Trading Card. Originally released in 1998 - Retired / Out of production. Ages 4 and up. From Kenner. Earvin Magic Johnson Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Lakers.

He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season, and won four more championships with the Lakers during the 1980s. Johnson s career achievements include three NBA MVP Awards, nine NBA Finals appearances, twelve All-Star games, and ten All-NBA First and Second Team nominations. He led the league in regular-season assists four times, and is the NBA s all-time leader in average assists per game, at 11.2. Johnson was a member of the Dream Team, the U. S. basketball team that won the Olympic gold medal in 1992.

Johnson was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996, and enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. He was rated the greatest NBA point guard of all time by ESPN in 2007.
UPC: 076281720395
SKU: ADIB000O906LA