Magic Johnson, one of the greatest players in National Basketball Association history who led the Los Angeles Lakers to five championships. He famously retired from the NBA at his peak when he revealed that he was HIV-positive in 1991, and he later went
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I just want to make clear, first of all, thatI do not have the AIDS disease-- 'cause I know a lot of you are -- want to know that -- but the HIV virus. My wife is fine. She's negative, so there's no problem with her. I plan on going on, living for a long time, bugg...
On November 7, 1991, basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson stuns the world by announcing his sudden retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers, after testing positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. At the time, many Americans viewed AIDS as solely a gay white man’s disease. Johnson...
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Earvin "Magic" Johnson dominated the court as one of the world's best basketball players for more than a decade. In 1991, he announced that he had tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
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Johnson was diagnosed with HIV after having medical tests for a life insurance policy. He said he acquired the virus through unprotected sex with multiple women, and hoped to encourage other people to be more careful. "That's what I want to preach," he said after his diagnosis. "I want ...
The present study analyses how previous knowledge of Johnson acquired through the mass media affected the public's responses to his announcement and appeal for HIV and AIDS prevention. The study also assesses how emotional involvement with Johnson through parasocial interaction affected the public ...