It came up that I had HIV, and that saved my life. Johnson did not appear on CNN just to reflect on the moment he announced on Nov. He also appeared to discuss the novel coronavirus pandemic. First, Johnson offered some context: "When I think about this virus, it is completely different.
Nonetheless, Johnson still drew parallels between HIV and COVID because of the similarities regarding the misconceptions about the respective viruses, the inadequate testing, the lack of available drugs and how the pandemic has hurt the black community. So many of us are uninsured. That also creates a problem, too. That partly explains why Johnson went public with his diagnosis. Johnson offered varying reasons that explain such a troubling trend.
He observed that black people are susceptible to more underlying health conditions, including obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure. He became the most dominant name in the NBA, averaging an incredible His pro career also spawned one of the greatest, ongoing rivalries in sports between the Lakers and the Celtics. At the time, a lot of misinformation surrounded the AIDS epidemic.
The perception was that the disease was a walking death sentence. At the centre was Johnson, the tallest point guard in NBA history 2. He lights up describing the buzz of it.
The trick shots, the no-look passing, the celebrity fans and the Playboy bunnies. The two contested back-to-back NBA finals in and , their differing personas — Bird, the insular, precision shotmaker and Johnson the flamboyant superstar — making the rivalry all the more intense. Racial dynamics also played a part in the way some viewed their opposition Bird is white. When the Lakers would travel to Boston, Johnson recalls, some Black residents of the city would approach him and say they were backing the Lakers over their local team.
So, are they still in touch? Larry is a quiet guy and wants a quiet life. D uring his press conference Johnson also made clear that his aspirations in business meant he simply had to go on living. He wanted to own his own NBA franchise and had harboured a desire to make and create wealth from a young age. His career in business did not begin in earnest until his second retirement in the mids. He started comparatively small, with a minor investment in the LA Lakers that has since ballooned into a large investment portfolio, centred around sport teams in Los Angeles.
Johnson was instrumental in bringing LeBron James to the Lakers in , and part of his pitch to James was that James would be able to use the city as a base to further his business interests , which now include his own media company and investments in sports clubs, including Liverpool Football Club. The virus was never transmitted to Cookie or the baby. During that very press conference in which he announced his diagnosis, Johnson said he would willingly become a spokesperson and poster child for the virus.
My life will go on. To wage such a public battle at what was likely the low point of his career, if not his life, was courageous for any number of reasons. Nina Harawa , a UCLA professor of medicine and epidemiology, whose research focuses on care and treatment for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
And a number of things, like testing rates [being higher]. But this is still needed.
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