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ref for unprotected sex with women
'''Earvin "Magic" Johnson''' (b. 1959) is a retired professional basketball player. He played his entire professional career with the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] of the [[National Basketball Association]]. Johnson played college basketball at [[Michigan State University]] in 1978 and 1979. He was a first choice NBA draft pick after his sophomore year by the Lakers. Prior to the 1991-1992 NBA season, Johnson announced that he was [[HIV]]-positive, and that he would immediately retire. Johnson was on the US Olympics basketball team in the 1992 summer [[Olympics]], but was suffering from a knee problem and played relatively few minutes. In 1996 Johnson returned to the Lakers, and played in 32 games near the end of the season, a move that bothered some players since Johnson was still HIV positive and basketball is a very physical sport. Johnson was enshrined in the [[NBA Hall of Fame]] in 2002. <ref>http://hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-magic-johnson.html</ref> In retirement, Johnson has become an HIV activist, establishing the Magic Johnson Foundation to help combat HIV.
'''Earvin "Magic" Johnson''' (b. 1959) is a retired professional basketball player. He played his entire professional career with the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] of the [[National Basketball Association]]. Johnson played college basketball at [[Michigan State University]] in 1978 and 1979. He was a first choice NBA draft pick after his sophomore year by the Lakers. Prior to the 1991-1992 NBA season, Johnson announced that he was [[HIV]]-positive,<ref>"Johnson ... believes he got the AIDS virus by having unprotected sex with women." [http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/aids/2001-11-06-aids-johnson.htm] </ref>
and that he would immediately retire. Johnson was on the US Olympics basketball team in the 1992 summer [[Olympics]], but was suffering from a knee problem and played relatively few minutes. In 1996 Johnson returned to the Lakers, and played in 32 games near the end of the season, a move that bothered some players since Johnson was still HIV positive and basketball is a very physical sport. Johnson was enshrined in the [[NBA Hall of Fame]] in 2002. <ref>http://hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-magic-johnson.html</ref> In retirement, Johnson has become an HIV activist, establishing the Magic Johnson Foundation to help combat HIV.