The first trailer for the anticipated Earvin “Magic” Johnson docuseries They Call Me Magic is here. The NBA legend spent thirteen seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, where Johnson helped clinch the NBA Championship and the Finals Most Valuable Player Award just during his rookie season. The five-time NBA champ announced in 1991 he’d contracted the HIV virus, which catapulted the star into an activism role both on and off the court before he officially stepped away from the NBA 1996. 

The docuseries will see interviews from Johnson’s famed rival Larry Bird, along with Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neil, Dwayne Wade, Jerry West, Cookie Johnson, EJ Johnson, Snoop Dogg, Samuel L. Jackson, LL Cool J, President Barack Obama, Fred Stabley Jr., Michael Wilbon and more. With the hype around HBO’s latest scripted series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, which focuses on Johnson and the Lakers of the 1980s, an April 22nd release date for Apple TV+’s They Call Me Magic will be perfectly timed for fans of one of the greatest sports dynasties the world has ever seen. 

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