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The Shady Side Of Magic Johnson
Let's stipulate up front that Earvin "Magic" Johnson is more than just a transcendent legend of the hardcourt. The five-time NBA champion and two-time league MVP has led a post-basketball life more occupied than most humans could fathom in ten lifetimes. After he was forced to abruptly retire in with the shocking announcement he had tested positive for HIV, he built a staggering business empire and raised millions to combat this terrible disease.
Certain Nicki Swift scribes with by-lines on this article may have started their careers with a 5th-grade guide report-turned-drooling-hagiography recounting Johnson's rookie year exploits where he led the LA Lakers to the NBA finals. The then baby-faced point guard stepped in for an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at center, scored 42 points, and nabbed 15 rebounds, all on his way to Finals MVP still in his early 20s.
And yet, this article is about the shady side of one Earvin Magic Johnson. We all have a shady side — and certainly anyone in the public eye for as lengthy as Johnson
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In this excerpt from Magic Johnson's autobiography, "My Life," he discusses the NBA "road culture" that he believes led to his existence infected with the AIDS virus.
I'm not writing about the women in my life in command to brag; I'm no Wilt Chamberlain. But I have to acknowledge that the virus in my body, which came from a casual encounter, has created tremendous curiosity about the role sex has played in my experience. So I owe it to the reader to be candid.
Let me deal with the gay issue first, because people maintain asking about it. I can understand the doubts of those who still wonder if I'm same-sex attracted. For one thing, only a small percentage of Americans who have HIV or AIDS are men who got the virus from having unprotected sex with women. For another, in spite of everything I've said, a lot of people - and especially athletes - still want to believe that I got the virus through a homosexual interaction. Because if I did, that would let them off the hook. If they, too, have been promiscuous with the opposi
A feud between Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas escalated yesterday when the former Knicks president lashed out at the Lakers legend for destroying him in a new book.
That Johnson stated his longtime mistrust of Thomas smacks of irony. In , Johnson strongly lobbied to then Garden president Steve Mills to hire Thomas to run the Knicks. Johnson was initially offered the Knicks presidency but turned it down.
In the book, "When the Game was Ours," Johnson admitted he led the charge to have Thomas blackballed from the Olympic Dream Team in and, shockingly, accused Thomas of spreading rumors he was gay/bisexual after Johnson tested positive for HIV in
In the book, Johnson accused Thomas of questioning his sexuality after he tested for HIV.
"Isiah kept questioning people about it," Johnson said. "I couldn't believe that. The one guy I could count on had all these doubts. It was like he kicked me in the stomach."
Thomas said his brother, Gregory, died of AIDS five years ago. "What most people don't know is before Magic had HIV, my brother had HIV. So
This month former basketball great Magic Johnson tweeted, "I had a excellent private convo with @iamisiahthomas. Glad we can be friends again." Johnson was referring to the falling-out between him and Isiah Thomas which lasted two decades. When Johnson contracted the AIDS virus in , he believed that his once-dear friend was responsible for spreading the rumor that Johnson was gay or bisexual. As it turns out, Thomas or anyone else would have good reason to question Johnson's sexuality.
In the November 18, issue of Sports Illustrated, Johnson explained how he acquired the AIDS virus.
"I am certain that I was infected by having unprotected sex with a woman who has the virus."
By using the word "certain," Johnson is telling us that he ruled out other possibilities which then led him conclude he was certain it was with a woman. If Johnson knew from day one that he received the virus from a miss, he would not own used the word "certain." If we were curious, and I am not curious, we would long to know what other possibilities Johnson was thinking about.
Also, Johnson wants to