point guard for the Lakers

Magic Johnson played point guard for the Lakers for 13 seasons.

power forward

Magic Johnson plays primarily at the power forward position.

both the small forward and power forward positions

Magic Johnson played both the small forward and power forward positions.

center

In Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Magic Johnson played center for injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and scored 42 points, leading the Lakers past the 76ers for the title.

defense

Dennis Rodman was so dope to me as a kid because Magic Johnson played defense and rebounded and would score 5 points and impact the game in a huge way.

point guard , a position whose contributions to the game involve intangibles that are sometimes hard to capture statistically

Partly that has to do with Magic Johnson's position: Magic Johnson played point guard, a position whose contributions to the game involve intangibles that are sometimes hard to capture statistically.

for all the13se seasons in what is called the point guard position

Magic Johnson played for the ‘Los Angeles Lakers’ for 13 seasons, and for all the13se seasons Magic Johnson played in what is called the point guard position.

an American retired professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers

Magic Johnson ’s an American retired professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers.

a premier point guard

Being a premier point guard, Magic Johnson leads by a fairly large margin in the assists category however playing shooting guard Kobe Bryant has an even bigger lead in the number of total points scored.

Game 6 of the 1980 finals, when Magic Johnson, a point guard, filled in at center for an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and contributed 40 points and 15 rebounds in a series-clinching win over the Philadelphia 76ers

The most famous of those games is Game 6 of the 1980 finals, when Magic Johnson, a point guard, filled in at center for an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and contributed 40 points and 15 rebounds in a series-clinching win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

in the position of Point Guard

Magic Johnson played in the position of Point Guard.

as the best point guard in the league

Magic Johnson still held firm as the best point guard in the league, bar none and could have carried the Lakers to maybe one more run to the title.

the tall point guard

At the start of Magic Johnson's career, the tall point guard absolutely balled out.

as the greatest point guard in NBA history

Steph Curry is in the rearview mirror, but Magic Johnson sits alone as the greatest point guard in NBA history.

the GOAT point guard

All ... Magic Johnson addressed Steph Curry‘s claim that Magic Johnson ’s the GOAT point guard.