Magic Johnson Says ‘Especially Karl Malone Didn’t Want’ Him To Play In The NBA Because He Had HIV: “You Could Have Just Said That To Me!”

By Divij Kulkarni Magic Johnson sounded off on Karl Malone not wanting him in the NBA after he got HIV. Magic Johnson went through a unique struggle to end his career after he was diagnosed to be HIV positive in the early 90s. The Lakers legend was far from done with basketball at this point, but the disease had a huge stigma surrounding it. Despite attempting a comeback later in his life, for all intents and purposes, Magic’s career essentially ended following the Dream Team run. A large reason why Magic could no longer play in the NBA was that players were afraid to play against him. While H…

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