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Magic Johnson says he should not have retired because of HIV

Magic Johnson says he should not have retired because of HIV

If he could do it over again, Magic Johnson would not have cut his career short because of contracting HIV.

Just three months before the 20th anniversary of his announcement that he was retiring from the Lakers, Johnson, in a one-on-one conversation with the Los Angeles Times’ Bill Plaschke, blamed his decision on the lack of knowledge about AIDS.

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