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  2. Nov 4, 2021 · Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson has become a living testament to advances in medicine that have turned human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from a death sentence into something that can...

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  3. Nov 4, 2021 · When Magic Johnson's iconic basketball career was interrupted by a stunning HIV diagnosis three decades ago, the newlywed NBA legend had no idea how much time he had to live or how the...

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  4. Nov 7, 2011 · The announcement, 20 years ago today, came as a shock: “Because of the HIV virus I have obtained, I will have to retire today from the Lakers,” Earvin “Magic” Johnson, with his wife Cookie at...

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  5. Aug 24, 2022 · How has Magic Johnson survived with HIV? When the former professional basketball player was diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus in 1991, a lack of understanding and stigmatization...

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  6. Nov 4, 2021 · In a press conference hastily convened by Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers after a local media outlet got wind of the story, the 32-year-old NBA superstar revealed he was HIV positive.

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  7. Jan 13, 2023 · CLAIM: Magic Johnson contracted HIV from a contaminated Hepatitis B vaccine as part of a study run by Dr. Anthony Fauci decades ago. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The Lakers legend has said he believes he contracted the virus from unprotected sex.

  8. Apr 28, 2024 · Magic Johnson opens up about how he has defied the odds since he was diagnosed with HIV in 1991 while chatting with PEOPLE exclusively at Cedric the Entertainer and Toni Braxton’s Love ...