{"id":96012,"date":"2025-03-13T06:16:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T10:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/?p=96012"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:17:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T10:17:10","slug":"best-magic-johnson-topps-cards-to-collect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/uk\/best-magic-johnson-topps-cards-to-collect\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Magic Johnson Topps Basketball Cards to Collect"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some of Magic’s Best with the Brand<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Magic Johnson brought five championships to Los Angeles – and Showtime to the world. Perhaps the most exciting passer to ever play, Magic helped his franchise become appointment viewing in one of the most dominant decades in league history. In his initial eleven-year stint, Johnson made nine finals appearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, with Magic, it was more than just the rings – it was the flair, the vision, the style, and, of course, the smile. Magic’s exploits on the court and his business ventures off of it have kept him in the American zeitgeist for the better part of half a century. His team was so famous it became the subject of an HBO prestige television show decades later. One of the most important names in basketball and The Hobby, he put on a show that still resonates today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1981\/82 Topps Basketball #21 Magic Johnson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Led Michigan State to title in final college season (named most outstanding player in tournament)
Led Los Angeles to title in first pro season (named finals MVP)
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\u2022 198-card set broken up into national cards and then east, midwest, and west cards that were distributed regionally
\u2022 this card was one of 66 distributed nationally
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\u2022 covetable early magic card showing the star getting to the rim
\u2022 card back lists Magic as only third player in history to win college title and Pro Basketball title in back-to-back seasons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1980\/81 Topps Basketball #34 Larry Bird\/#139 Julius Erving\/#174 Magic Johnson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 drafted first overall by Los Angeles in 1979 draft
\u2022 selected as all-star in rookie season
\u2022 named to all-rookie team
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\u2022 mini cards released on 88 perforated sheets featuring three cards each<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 a panel featuring rookies larry bird and Magic johnson, as well as legend Julius irving, has become an iconic piece of Topps basketball and hobby history<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2008\/09 Topps Chrome Basketball #171 Magic Johnson Gold Refractor \/50<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 five championships in los Angeles in nine-year span
\u2022 made nine finals in first eleven seasons

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\u2022 220-card base set<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 expressive magic card in modern topps chrome refractor showing the guard looking to dish<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2007\/08 Topps Chrome Basketball #106 Magic Johnson Superfractor \/1 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 12-time nba all-star
\u2022Two-time NBA<\/a>a all-star game MVP (’90 and ”92)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 160-card base set
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\u2022 elegant chrome offering with majestic magic finger roll
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2024 Topps Chrome U.S. Olympic #187 Magic Johnson Orange Refractor \/25<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 helped dream team to 1992 olympic gold medal in barcelona
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\u2022 200-card base set
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\u2022 Recent Magic chrome offering celebrating his role on the ’92 dream team that helped take basketball global<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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