Coach Wasson's 10th grade History class at North Shore High School(when we still sucked at football). We were in disbelief.
I can't wait to see this show. I saw a short blurb about it the other day. I hated the Lakers but Magic was so much fun to watch. Even though Jordan was a better player, nobody played like he loved the game and performing for fans more than Magic. That day of the press conference was totally surreal. I cried, just couldn't believe it.
I was a little kid, walking into the baseball card store. The older kids were huddled in one the corner of the store watching a TV. One of them got my attention and said 'hey Magic Johnson has AIDS'. I thought it was some strange joke or prank. But then I overheard the TV and saw it was the live press conference announcement.
I was in college too. I don't have any specific memory about the announcement. However, for you young guys, back then HIV was a death sentence. I thought he only had a few year to live.
crap i missed it is it anywhere I can watch this? i really should re-subscribe to HBO soon since the pacific starts next week
HBO is the best channel period to me. Their documentries and series are off the rocker. If you can't find it, i will dvd-r it for you and send you a copy. It was awesome and was the perdect storm for the nba. Man i missed those days when guys weren't sack riding each other on the court.
I was in the 11th grade, remember making fun of a kid who cried. Actually it was shocking at the time, and I love magic as a player, but it never really bothered me. And I was just as scared of AIDs as everyone else in the nineties. I don't know why, just didn't affect me that much emotionally, however it definitely is a "where were you moment" for me
I was also playing bball at a school in TX at the time. (Schreiner College in Kerrville, TX). It came as a total shock to me. Magic was my fav player. At the time I thought he would probably die in about 5 years due to AIDS. I thought he would get all skinny and sick. The All-Star game he played in was the best. Typical Magic stuff right there.... Only he could come back like that and have such a performance.
speaking of that all-star game, the next thing that comes to mind is Karl Malone expressing his concern of getting HIV. The reason we have the no blood on the court rule now.
I was only 8 at the time. I've been watching NBA basketball since I was three or four. I knew Magic. I knew Akeem and the Rockets. David Wood and all of them. I was too young to understand HIV and aids at the time. I realized the significance of it maybe a year later and what HIV and aids was all about when they talked about it heavily.
I was in 6th grade, and was in a state of shock. I remember it was on every channel at the time. The '91 Finals a few months before was the first time I started watching basketball, and was going for the Lakers against the Bulls. I remember being pretty sad
I was born a week later... The documentary was awesome though, i was glued to my TV watching that, very well made.
i just caught this, man it makes me long for the good ole days. not today's forced rivalries kobe vs lebron.
