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 ...

“That was tough for me to swallow” – Magic Johnson opens up about fans thinking Larry Bird was better than him after the 1984 Finals Magic Johnson admits Larry Bird comparisons tore him up in the ’80s ...

MJ said he would not be surprised if other players tested positive for HIV after Magic.

Magic Johnson, the NBA legend, has turned into a popular spokesperson for surviving healthily for decades with an HIV diagnosis. While Magic Johnson took an early retirement in 1991 when he was only ...

The NBA was stunned in 1991 when Magic Johnson announced to the world he had contracted HIV. At the time, the disease was heavily stigmatized. Many thought of it as a surefire death sentence. Johnson ...

Jerry West was the general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers when Magic Johnson shocked the world with his retirement in 1991. The Showtime Lakers superstar chose to step away from the game after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As world leaders convened Monday at United Nations headquarters in New York to kick off this year’s general assembly, they were ...

NBA great Magic Johnson was part of the biggest story of the 1995-96 season. He returned from a five-year retirement to rejoin the Los Angeles Lakers. Johnson retired in 1991 following his HIV ...

Donald Sterling, the embattled owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, ripped Magic Johnson in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Sterling’s first since the NBA banned him and initiated steps to ...