Magic Johnson

thumb|Magic Johnson (circa 1987) Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. BORN August 14, 1959) is a former professional basketball player. He played with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA for all of his 13 seasons and has won five championships. Sourced I think sometimes we think, "Well, only gay people can get it; it's not going to happen to me", and here I am saying that it can happen to anybody. Johnson on who can get HIV, from his official announcement about living with HIV (7 November 1991) Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn't know. So I helped educate sports, and then the world, that a man living with HIV can play basketball. He's not going to give it to anybody by playing basketball. Then & Now: Magic Johnson External links Category:Basketball players from the United States Category:Basketball coaches from the United States Category:Businesspeople from the United States Category:Activists from the United States Category:Health activists Category:African Americans Category:Philanthropists from the United States Category:1959 births Category:Living people Category:People from Michigan Category:Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees