Today marks the 20th anniversary of an announcement that rocked the sports community: the announcement that legendary basketball player Earvin “Magic” Johnson was retiring, having contracted HIV.

Magic looked a little different, but he still had skills. One of the NBA’s all-time greats was back with the Lakers after a ...

Magic Johnson’s legacy extends far beyond his on-court brilliance. A transformative figure in basketball, he led the Los Angeles Lakers to five NBA championships in the 1980s, earned three league MVP ...

Los Angeles Lakers great Magic Johnson is widely regarded as one of the best point guards in the history of the NBA. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee played 13 seasons in the ...

LOS ANGELES - It’s been 30 years since former Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Earvin "Magic" Johnson shocked the world and publicly disclosed he was diagnosed with HIV. "God has really blessed me!" ...