Feb. 22, 1980: The U.S. men's ice hockey team beats the Soviet Union 4-3 in the Olympic semifinals in Lake Placid, N.Y. to claim one of the biggest upsets in sports history. March 21, 1980: United States President Jimmy Carter announces the Americans will boycott the Summer Olympics in Moscow in protest of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. Johnson, a 6-foot-9 point guard, finishes with 42 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists to help the Lakers clinch the title with a 123-107 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.