MAGIC

This is the ultimate, definitive biography of Magic Johnson, a sports world legend, written by a respected writer in the field.

Magic Johnson changed basketball. He not only innovated the game itself (before him, a 6'9 point guard was a novelty) but he also changed the role that basketball played in our culture. His approach was confident, aggressive. His lifestyle, sexual, reckless. Even after his internationally famous diagnosis, we still only know a fraction of what this man's life was really like off the court.

MAGIC: The Life of Earvin 'Magic' Johnson aims to change that. With characteristic aplomb and access, bestselling author Roland Lazenby takes us into the complicated life of one of the sports world's biggest and most enigmatic stars.

Roland Lazenby is the author of Michael Jordon: The Life and Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant, among other books. He has spent the past three decades interviewing NBA players, coaches, staff members, and other figures while writing about the league. His book on Jordon has been on the New York Times Bestseller list three times, selling over 200,000 copies and receiving vast amounts of praise and accolades.