This Day in History: , Magic Johnson Announces He Has HIV.<br />November 7, 1991.<br />Basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson stunned <br />the world by announcing his sudden retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers.<br />Johnson was one of the <br />first sports stars to go public <br />about his HIV-positive status.<br />Revered as one of the <br />greatest basketball players <br />of all time, Johnson spent his entire <br />13-season NBA career with the Lakers.<br />He helped them to win <br />five championships in the 1980s.<br />Today, Johnson is a successful businessman and prominent spokesman for AIDS awareness.<br />He serves as an example of how a variety of drug treatments have transformed AIDS into a manageable condition
