Cookie Johnson learned about Magic Johnson's HIV diagnosis just 45 days after their wedding and immediately feared the worst.

The NBA star's shocking revelation inspires hope decades later. Nov. 5, 2012— -- Twenty-one years after announcing his retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers because of HIV, Earvin "Magic" ...

On November 7, 1991, the world of sports stood still as Magic Johnson announced that he had tested positive for HIV. The news shocked fans, teammates, and the entire basketball community. At the time, ...

*In her new memoir, “Believing in Magic,” Cookie Johnson reveals that she had only been married to her NBA legend husband for six weeks, and she was pregnant with their first child, EJ, when she ...

In the second half of 1991, Magic Johnson's professional and personal world began to unravel. On the court, he and the Los Angeles Lakers were outclassed by Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls in the NBA ...

When Magic Johnson learned that he had contracted HIV, the first person who came to his mind was his wife, Cookie. Magic and Cookie had just tied the knot a month earlier, and she was pregnant with ...

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 ...

He recalls telling the world that he was HIV positive at a press conference in 1991, and stepping away from his towering career as a Laker. And he talks about building his company, Magic Johnson ...

LOS ANGELES - It’s been 30 years since former Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Earvin "Magic" Johnson shocked the world and publicly disclosed he was diagnosed with HIV. "God has really blessed me!" ...

The film, called "The Announcement," is collaboration between the sports network and NBA Entertainment. By Erin Carlson More than 20 years after Magic Johnson held a press conference to announce he ...