Magic Johnson’s death is currently trending on the Internet. Facebook users spread false information about Magic Johnson’s death. On Monday, after a Facebook page for the basketball player dubbed “R.I.P. Earvin Johnson” acquired nearly one million “likes,” reports about his alleged death gained traction.

Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player.

He is regularly compared to Stephen Curry and is widely regarded as the best point guard in the league.

After Michigan State won the national title that year, the Los Angeles Lakers selected Johnson first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft.

During the Showtime era, Johnson helped the team win five NBA championships.

Magic Johnson’s Death: What Happened To Him?

Magic Johnson’s death is currently trending on the Internet.

Hundreds of followers began posting condolence notes on the Facebook page shortly after learning of the talented 63-year-old basketball player’s death.

As usual, the death hoax enraged the Twittersphere.

While some naive followers believed the message, others questioned the story right away.

Possibly as a result of the countless fake celebrity death claims that have surfaced in recent months.

Some speculated that the claim was a fabrication because no major American network covered it.

Even if the death of a basketball star of  Johnson’s caliber would have made news across the country.

According to a recent Celebrity Post poll, the majority of respondents say the  Johnson death rumors are no longer humorous.

Johnson’s death hoax has been debunked because he is still “Alive and Well.”

His team finally confirmed his survival on Tuesday, January 3.

Some followers claimed that the false news was reckless, upsetting, and detrimental to the beloved basketball player’s admirers.

Others argue that this proves his enormous popularity.

Magic Johnson’s Family

Earvin”Magic” Johnson Jr. was born in Lansing, Michigan, to Christine, a janitor, and Earvin Johnson Sr., an assembly line worker.

Johnson was inspired by his parents’ hard work ethic.

Through his father’s previous marriage, he had six siblings and three half-siblings.

While his father never missed a day at General Motors, his mother spent many hours each evening after work cleaning their house and preparing meals for the next day.

Johnson often accompanied his Father on garbage runs, and the neighborhood kids mocked him by calling him “Garbage Man.”

Johnson took an interest in basketball as a young man.

Bill Russell was his favorite basketball player, and he respected him for his several championships rather than his athletic ability.

He practiced “all day” and looked up to people like Marques Haynes and Earl Monroe. Johnson hails from a sporting family.

Johnson learned the finer points of the game from his father, a high school basketball player from Mississippi.

Johnson’s mother, from North Carolina, grew up watching her sons play basketball and had participated in the sport as a child herself.

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The Private Life of Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson became a father for the first time when Melissa Mitchell gave birth to him in 1981.

Despite being raised by his mother, Andre paid summer visits to Johnson and later worked as the marketing director for Magic Johnson Enterprises.

Johnson married Earlitha “Cookie” Kelly in a small wedding attended by Thomas, Aguirre, and Herb Williams in Lansing in 1991.

Johnson and Cookie’s only son, Earvin III, is an openly gay participant in the reality show Rich Kids of Beverly Hills.

The couple adopted their daughter Elisa in 1995. Johnson has a home in Beverly Hills and a second home in Dana Point, California.

Christian Johnson considers his faith to be “the most important thing” in his life.