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Where were you when Magic shocked the world?

Magic Johnson - Los Angeles Lakers

A press conference was called at the Forum. Magic Johnson had something to say. Television cameras were on. Reporters waited. The world held its breath. Full Article at NBC Sports

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    Magic Johnson – Magic Johnson SOURCE: NBC Sports 3 weeks ago
  2. You have to be really good about living with your diagnosis or your illness ... I never felt like I was defeated and that I was going to give up and that it's over. I think that's why I've been living with HIV so long. I've always said 'OK, I'm going to do all the things I have to do and I know I'm goin...
    Magic Johnson – Magic Johnson SOURCE: The Orange County Register 3 weeks ago
  3. You have to be really good about living with your diagnosis or your illness
    Magic Johnson – Magic Johnson SOURCE: The Orange County Register 3 weeks ago
  4. We were coming at him so fast that his head was going around and around, and he ended up in a circle. I was sort of laughing, because the poor kid didn't have a clue.
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  2. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 01: (L to R) New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and actress Veronica Webb announce a social networking HIV/AIDS awareness campaign at City Hall on December 1, 2009 in New York City.
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  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 30: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (L) and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (C) and Ambassador Eric P. Goosby, MD, (R) U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, participate in a news conference on the AIDS virus at the Eisenhower Executive Office Buil...
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  6. CHICAGO - JULY 31: Fomer NBA Star Magic Johnson backstage the National Urban League Conference at McCormick Place on July 31, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.
  7. Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (L) and retired NBA basketball star Magic Johnson (R) eulogizes at the memorial service for music legend Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, July 7, 2009.
  8. LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 17: Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Fame player and team executive Magic Johnson waves to the crowd from the top of a double decker bus at the start of Los Angeles Lakers NBA championship victory parade outside the Staples Center on June 17, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
  9. LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 04: NBA legend Magic Johnson presents the game ball to referee Dan Crawford before Game One of the 2009 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic in at Staples Center on June 4, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

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  1. Magic Johnson Magic Johnson
  2. Isiah Thomas Isiah Thomas
  3. National Basketball Association National Basketball Association
  4. Larry Bird Larry Bird
  5. New York Knicks New York Knicks
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