Today marks the 20th anniversary of an announcement that rocked the sports community: the announcement that legendary basketball player Earvin “Magic” Johnson was retiring, having contracted HIV.
LOS ANGELES – December 3, 2007 – In conjunction with World AIDS Day, Cookie Johnson, the wife of Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and Abbott are bringing the “I Stand With Magic” program to Los Angeles to ...
During the 1980s, Magic Johnson became not only the biggest basketball icon in the league but also a global megastar who gave the NBA a level of recognition it had never had before. As the league ...
Magic Johnson, the NBA legend, has turned into a popular spokesperson for surviving healthily for decades with an HIV diagnosis. While Magic Johnson took an early retirement in 1991 when he was only ...
Larry Bird opened up about how deeply Magic Johnson’s HIV diagnosis impacted him, admitting it shook him to the core and ...
Magic Johnson became one of the best players in NBA history during his time with the Los Angeles Lakers. From 1979 to 1991, along with a brief spell in 1996, Johnson secured 10 All-NBA selections and ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An interview that was supposed to be an attempt at rehabilitation instead had Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling facing fresh rebukes as he went from apologizing for recent ...