PODCAST – In the sixth episode of the mini-series Scandals dedicated to the deeds that shook the world of sports, we look back at the star basketball player’s crazy statement in 1991.
Of Magic Johnson, we definitely remember his 2.06m height, the yellow jersey of the Los Angeles Lakers, the basketball team he was the star of, and his anything-but-ordinary style of play that made him the greatest guard ever. NBA history. We remember less, at least, the scandal that surrounded him in France in the early 90s.
In this podcast mini-series Scandals dedicated to the cases that have tarnished the world of sports, journalist Camille Maestracchi looks back on this day in November 1991, when Magic Johnson revealed in a historic press conference that he was ending his career because… he was HIV positive.
Follow each other at his microphone.
- Laurent Louët, Le Figaro journalist, former head of sports
- Alexander Martin, co-founder of Media Trash Talk, a must-see show for basketball fans
- Kevin Blackstone, columnist and Washington Post and a commentator for the ESPN sports channel
- Francois René Julliard, Ph.D. in modern history and author of thesis on black American athletes
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Scandals is a podcast Madame Figaro, written and performed by Marion Galli-Ramuno and produced by Lucille Russo-Garcia. Camille Maestracci is the author and voice of this mini-series dedicated to sports scandals. Océane Ciuni is the editor-in-chief Scandalspodcast produced by Louie Créative, Louie Média’s audio content agency.
Source: Le Figaro
