Sporting Witness
Sporting Witness
Magic Johnson and HIV
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November 14, 2019
9 minutes
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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)