Magic Johnson: Basketball Legend, Entrepreneur, and HIV/AIDS Activist (Crabtree Groundbreaker Biographies)

Dakers, Diane

ISBN 10: 0778726088 ISBN 13: 9780778726081

Verlag: Crabtree Pub Co, 2016

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Examines the life and career of the legendary basketball player, with emphasis on his role as an HIV/AIDS activist, and discusses his further ventures with Magic Johnson Enterprises.

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Throughout his life, basketball superstar Earvin Magic Johnson has met both challenges and opportunities with perseverance and leadership. Dubbed "Magic," Johnson blazed a spectacular career in basketball. His play with the Los Angeles Lakers as point guard alongside center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, as well as his epic rivalry with the Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird, marked a legendary era in the NBA. In 1991, Magic announced he had tested positive for HIV, a virus that can lead to the life-threatening disease AIDS, and was retiring from basketball. Little was known then about HIV/AIDS and its prevention. His declaration shocked the public but succeeded in putting a familiar and much-admired face on a disease that was shrouded in fear and prejudice. Magic Johnson's legacy includes his inspirational work as an advocate for the prevention of HIV and the still-incurable disease AIDS through his own foundation, which provides programs for HIV/AIDS education and prevention, including testing and safe sex practices.

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• Verlag: Crabtree Pub Co
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0778726088
• ISBN 13: 9780778726081
• Einband: Encuadernación de biblioteca
• Anzahl der Seiten: 112