A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Nov. 7, 1991, Earvin “Magic” Johnson retired from the NBA after disclosing that he had tested positive for the HIV ...
Nov. 7, 1991, seemed like it would be a typical practice day for the Los Angeles Lakers. The season had just started, and the Lakers were trying to defend their Western Conference title, hoping to ...
Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan, NBA legends, have amassed significant fortunes beyond their playing careers. Johnson's net ...
Jordan was the primary defender on Johnson in Game 1 and the Chicago Bulls lost at home. Bulls head coach Phil Jackson went with Pippen on Johnson starting in Game 2 and the series changed. “Scottie ...
Earvin "Magic" Johnson was intrigued the minute he laid eyes on his future bride, Earleatha Kelly ,aka Cookie, at a party back in the '70s. "I never asked her to dance," he recalled to PEOPLE back in ...
The NBA star's shocking revelation inspires hope decades later. Nov. 5, 2012— -- Twenty-one years after announcing his retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers because of HIV, Earvin "Magic" ...
Magic Johnson faced serious legal troubles amid his HIV journey when a woman accused him of transmitting the deadly disease ...
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