ONE OF THE best basketball players of all time, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, arrived on vacation in Split.

The legendary member of the Los Angeles Lakers and five-time NBA champion arrived in Croatia with family and friends on the 86-meter-long Aquila megayacht.

Magic's yacht is moored on the Split West Coast in front of the Maduro bar, where such vessels are regularly moored. Employees immediately recognized him and asked to take photos with him, and the 60-year-old player readily agreed.

Magic was a member of the Lakers from 1979 to 1991, and he won the title in 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988. He was the MVP of the finals three times, the MVP of the league three times, and he played in the All-Star 12 times. After his stay in Split, he will continue sailing the Adriatic.