The Los Angeles Lakers's current basketball operations president is Magic Johnson.
The 1980s Lakers were nicknamed `` Showtime '' due to their Magic Johnson-led fast break-offense , and won five championships in a 9-year span , including their first ever Finals championship against the Celtics in 1985 .	1985	1985 NBA Finals	Showtime	Showtime (basketball)	Magic Johnson	Magic Johnson
Earvin `` Magic '' Johnson Jr. -LRB- born August 14 , 1959 -RRB- is an American retired professional basketball player and current president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- .	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers	NBA	National Basketball Association	basketball	basketball	National Basketball Association	National Basketball Association
