This Day in History: Magic Johnson announces he's HIV-positive
On this day in 1991, basketball star Earvin “Magic” Johnson shocked the world when he announced he was HIV-positive.Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979, Johnson became one of the sport’s greatest players, leading the Lakers to five NBA championships in the 1980s and winning the league’s MVP award three times.After a physical before the start of the 1991-92 season, Johnson learned that he had tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
On this day in 1991, basketball star Earvin “Magic” Johnson shocked the world when he announced he was HIV-positive.Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979, Johnson became one of the sport’s greatest players, leading the Lakers to five NBA championships in the 1980s and winning the league’s MVP award three times.
After a physical before the start of the 1991-92 season, Johnson learned that he had tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In a press conference, Johnson made the news public and announced that he would retire immediately. HIV had become an epidemic in the 1980s, and was considered a death sentence at the time. But Johnson told the world that day that he would dedicate his life to battling the disease.
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