NBA Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson will make a pair of appearances in Huntsville on May 14.



Johnson will be at Oakwood University Church for the 11 a.m. service to receive the church's 2016 humanitarian award. For more info, call 256-837-1255.





Birmingham Mayor Bernard Kincaid listens to former NBA star Magic Johnson speak during a halftime presentation at the 2004 Magic City Classic at Legion Field in Birmingham. (AL.com file photo)

He will also be a guest speaker at Stepoff Sports' 2K16 basketball camp at Columbia High. The camp is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is open to boys and girls in grades seven through 12 and includes games on May 15. Cost is $125 and registration is available at www.stepoffsports.com. For more info, call 256-251-2708.



Johnson's wife, Earlitha "Cookie" Johnson, is a Huntsville native.



Magic Johnson won five NBA championships and three MVP awards while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1979-1991 and 1996. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2006.



Johnson, who announced in 1991 that he had contracted HIV, is now an advocate for HIV/AIDs prevention. He is an active public speaker, as well as an philanthropist and entrepreneur.

This isn't the first time that Johnson has been a part of events in Alabama. In 2012, he was the keynote speaker for the 45th anniversary celebration of the A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club in Birmingham. And he donated $20,000 to Alabama State and Alabama A&M when he was the ambassador for the 2004 Magic City Classic.