According to these guys, Magic faked AIDS ...

[KYSportsWriter]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=ApZhkD0EgnZx2EjfEMPfo6Y5nYcB?slug=ap-magicjohnson&prov=ap&type=lgns

... Wow.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I don't think he faked it.

I do believe he is taking some drug that is not FDA approved that has either cured him or stopped HIV from turning into AIDS. There are rumors that drugs like that are in the trial stages in Russia and South America.

It's been 17 years. He clearly has access to something that the rest of the people who are infected can't get.

Do I have any proof? Of course not.

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

 

[Starman]

At the rate he's going, he'll keel over from clogging of the arteries long before AIDS ever gets him.

Dude must be pushing four bills. (Of course, he is 6-9, but he has blown right past 'chunky' to a full-fledged load of lard.)

 

[Mizzougrad96]

At the rate he's going, he'll keel over from clogging of the arteries long before AIDS ever gets him.

Dude must be pushing four bills. (Of course, he is 6-9, but he has blown right past 'chunky' to a full-fledged load of lard.)

Yeah, he's the first person in history to contract HIV and gain 100 pounds.

 

[Diabeetus]

At the rate he's going, he'll keel over from clogging of the arteries long before AIDS ever gets him.

Dude must be pushing four bills. (Of course, he is 6-9, but he has blown right past 'chunky' to a full-fledged load of lard.)

Yeah, he's the first person in history to contract HIV and gain 100 pounds.

I'm trying to remember who you stole that from

 

[Steak Snabler]

At the rate he's going, he'll keel over from clogging of the arteries long before AIDS ever gets him.

Dude must be pushing four bills. (Of course, he is 6-9, but he has blown right past 'chunky' to a full-fledged load of lard.)

Yeah, he's the first person in history to contract HIV and gain 100 pounds.

I'm trying to remember who you stole that from

Reminds me of the old line about David Crosby: "How can you respect someone who does cocaine and is fat?"

 

[Singapore Slim]

I don't think he faked it.

I do believe he is taking some drug that is not FDA approved that has either cured him or stopped HIV from turning into AIDS. There are rumors that drugs like that are in the trial stages in Russia and South America.

It's been 17 years. He clearly has access to something that the rest of the people who are infected can't get.

Do I have any proof? Of course not.

You're an idiot, and you have no idea how this disease works.

I know someone who was diagnosed in 1982. NINETEEN EIGHTY TWO. He is not wealthy. He is not middle class. It wasn't even called "HIV" when he was diagnosed. And he is still alive and a functioning member of society. He also doesn't have any ****ing wonder drugs, you ****ing ignorant moron.

 

[slappy4428]

I don't think he faked it.

I do believe he is taking some drug that is not FDA approved that has either cured him or stopped HIV from turning into AIDS. There are rumors that drugs like that are in the trial stages in Russia and South America.

It's been 17 years. He clearly has access to something that the rest of the people who are infected can't get.

Do I have any proof? Of course not.

You're an idiot, and you have no idea how this disease works.

I know someone who was diagnosed in 1982. NINETEEN EIGHTY TWO. He is not wealthy. He is not middle class. It wasn't even called "HIV" when he was diagnosed. And he is still alive and a functioning member of society. He also doesn't have any ****ing wonder drugs, you ****ing ignorant moron.

Nice talk.

 

[editorhoo]

His gaining that much weight always has had me wondering about the legitamacy of his claim, but who the hell knows.

 

[DanOregon]

Yeah, the fact that he's still alive isn't something that we should be thankful for, but something we should be suspicious of.
Holy crap - you think he'd make something like that up? Really?

 

[editorhoo]

Dan,

If your question is aimed at me, my answer is that I don't know the man, so I don't know. I've known two people who contracted the disease and they wilted to nothing before dying. I'm just saying that it's weird he's beefed up so much. I'm not accussing him of lying, just saying it's not normal for someone to catch HIV and gain a ton of weight.

 

[BYH]

At the rate he's going, he'll keel over from clogging of the arteries long before AIDS ever gets him.

Dude must be pushing four bills. (Of course, he is 6-9, but he has blown right past 'chunky' to a full-fledged load of lard.)

 

[Smasher_Sloan]

Why exactly would he fake AIDS?

 

[heyabbott]

Yeah, the fact that he's still alive isn't something that we should be thankful for, but something we should be suspicious of.
Holy crap - you think he'd make something like that up? Really?

Thankful he's alive? Thankful isn't it. I can't remember if I ever thought "Gee, I'm thankful Magic Johnson is alive" Glad he didn't die die? Yes, but really, who the hell cares about Magic Johnson, except maybe folks that like to go to the movies in the ghetto.

And seriously though, why doesn't Isaiah have AIDS, too? How can the pitcher not have what he gave the catcher?

 

[Kato]

Why exactly would he fake AIDS?

Especially at the time in which he found out he had it. He had to retire from basketball for crying out loud. What would be the motivation to fake this disease?

As for his health, his weight, etc., one thing Magic had going for him was his extreme wealth. He was able to afford very expensive drugs and maintain the right kind of diet.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Why exactly would he fake AIDS?

Especially at the time in which he found out he had it. He had to retire from basketball for crying out loud. What would be the motivation to fake this disease?

As for his health, his weight, etc., one thing Magic had going for him was his extreme wealth. He was able to afford very expensive drugs and maintain the right kind of diet.

Not to mention that in 1991, HIV and AIDS still had a stigma that people who had the disease should be rejected from society. It had only been a few years earlier that Ryan White had to fight to be able to go to school.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Why exactly would he fake AIDS?

Especially at the time in which he found out he had it. He had to retire from basketball for crying out loud. What would be the motivation to fake this disease?

As for his health, his weight, etc., one thing Magic had going for him was his extreme wealth. He was able to afford very expensive drugs and maintain the right kind of diet.

Not to mention that in 1991, HIV and AIDS still had a stigma that people who had the disease should be rejected from society. It had only been a few years earlier that Ryan White had to fight to be able to go to school.

Right. Obviously, Magic had a good plan for life after basketball. Certainly, he would have had to be worried that his condition would affect his ability to negotiate future business deals.

 

[Small Town Guy]

Dan,

If your question is aimed at me, my answer is that I don't know the man, so I don't know. I've known two people who contracted the disease and they wilted to nothing before dying. I'm just saying that it's weird he's beefed up so much. I'm not accussing him of lying, just saying it's not normal for someone to catch HIV and gain a ton of weight.

Or maybe it's not weird and Magic's not the first person with this disease to ever gain weight. Many of us probably still have the images of the 80s when it comes to the disease.

HIV-POSITIVE PEOPLE NOW OVERWEIGHT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE
As Disease Becomes a Chronic Condition, Other Health Issues Arise
http://www.natap.org/2007/IDSA/IDSA_04.htm

The first two points from the roundup of that report:

• The majority of people with HIV are overweight, just like the rest of the U.S. population, suggests a study.

• Excessive weight loss - known as wasting - once was a major problem among people with HIV/AIDS, but now the problem is weight gain: most people in the study gained weight over the course of the infection.

 

[Pete Incaviglia]

To the original point that these two idiots would even say this on air; Magic showed a lot of class in response. I like the "I wish they would educate" line.