"It did a lot for people dealing with not just HIV but anything else" - NBA legend Magic Johnson on the significance of his inclusion in the 1992 All-Star Game

The Los Angeles Lakers superstar revealed in a press conference that he had HIV — at a time when the diagnosis was widely ...

“It slapped me right in the face” – Michael Jordan revealed Magic Johnson’s HIV diagnosis forced him to get tested

The entire basketball and athletic world was in shambles when Magic Johnson announced his HIV diagnosis in November 1991. His ...
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"If I was bisexual or gay, I would come out" - Magic on the gossip that surrounded him after contracting the HIV virus

When Magic Johnson announced in 1991 that he was HIV-positive, the whole world was in shock. One of the biggest basketball players in history was dealing with a serious medical situation that no one ...
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Celebrate Magic, don't forget about AIDS

Once I had looked at the e-mail a friend of mine sent me the other day, I couldn't get the thought out of my head: Magic Johnson turns 50 on Friday. I mentioned this to a group of colleagues, and they ...