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Earvin “Magic” Johnson is a retired American professional basketball player. He was rated the greatest NBA point guard of all time by ESPN in 2007 and since his retirement, Johnson has been an advocate for HIV\/AIDS prevention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Earvin “Magic” Johnson is a retired American professional basketball player. He was rated the greatest NBA point guard of all time by ESPN in 2007 […]
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