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Magic Johnson announced that he was HIV positive.
Certainly one of the most stunning days in the history of professional sports, it was also one of those rare moments where many people can tell you exactly where they were when it happened. But while November 7th, 1991, remains one of the darkest and most stunning days in sports history, it has also proven to be one of its brightest days at the same time. Once thought to be a death sentence for anyone who contracted it, Magic Johnson would prove in the first couple of years after making the announcement and has proven in the twenty years since this unforgettable announcement that the HIV virus is not an automatic death sentence.
