Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson
Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson won five NBA championships for the LA Lakers during the 1980s, winning three MVP awards along the way. He retired in 1991 after discovering he had HIV, but came out of retirement twice before finally retiring for good after the 1996 season. His diagnosis helped educated the public that HIV/AIDS wasn’t only a sexually transmitted disease affecting the gay community. After basketball, Johnson became an advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention and safe sex through the Magic Johnson Foundation.
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