Magic Johnson is a lot of things; he's one of the three greatest Lakers of all-time, he's the embodiment of basketball in the 1980s, he's a great figurehead for those with HIV/AIDS, but he was never, and I mean never, Earvin.

From the minute he was drafted until long after he shuffles off this mortal coil, Magic will be Magic. There's just something about him that makes it so he could have a name like "Magic Johnson" and still refrain from making jokes.