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Sporting Witness: Magic Johnson and HIV

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14/11/2019 GMT

Magic Johnson and HIV

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Magic Johnson and HIV

In November 1991 the basketball legend stunned America by announcing he was HIV positive.

In November 1991, the basketball legend stunned America by announcing he was HIV positive.

In November 1991, the basketball legend Magic Johnson stunned America by announcing that he’d tested positive for HIV. Johnson’s determination to raise awareness about safe sex and the importance of testing is credited with changing the perception of the virus in the US. Ade Adepitan talks to Michael Mellman, the LA Lakers team doctor who broke the news to Magic Johnson. The programme is an Audio Always production.

PHOTO: Magic Johnson in 1992 (Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images)

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