Throughout his life, basketball superstar Earvin “Magic” Johnson has met both challenges and opportunities with leadership. Dubbed "Magic," Johnson blazed a spectacular career with the Lakers as point guard alongside center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. His epic rivalry with Celtics’ forward Larry Bird marked a legendary era in the NBA. Magic’s announcement in 1991 that he had tested positive for HIV and was retiring from basketball shocked the public but succeeded in putting a familiar and much-admired face on a disease that was then shrouded in fear and prejudice. Since then, Magic Johnson has worked as an advocate for the prevention of HIV and the still-incurable disease AIDS.
- ISBN10 077872610X
- ISBN13 9780778726104
- Publish Date 26 September 2016
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Crabtree Publishing Co,US
- Format Paperback
- Pages 112
- Language English