HIV

February 9, 1992 is a memorable and important day in NBA and pop culture history. Magic Johnson came out of retirement three months after testing positive for HIV and won the MVP award of the 1992 NBA All-Star Game. This was an important moment in history. Magic Johnson was the first superstar athlete to come [...]

February 27, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors We can’t think of any event in the history of the NBA that shocked fans, players, and executives like Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s announcement that he had contracted HIV. The events that surrounded the announcement, his retirement/s, his comebacks, the final all-star performance, his work with the Lakers and [...]

October 10, 2008 – Dr. Anklesnap In this day and age of media overload, there is a certain amount of praise given to journalists and other members of the media that conduct their craft with the goal of ‘Shock and Awe’. I mean c’mon aren’t we all looking for that ‘wow factor’ in each and [...]