Evan Ter Molen

Q.) How has HIV changed Magic's marketability?

A.) Even before Magic announced that he had HIV his incredible basketball ability made him very marketable.  But HIV mad him was of the most successful businessmen ever.  At first, when Magic announced he had gotten HIV through un-safe sex everybody wanted to stay away from him and the last thing anyone thought was that he would become more marketable. However, the doubt everyone had is what led to Magic's increase in marketability .  Know that he had HIV no one expected anything from him so when he started fighting HIV and succeeding it was an incredible story of determination.  Also, when he was diagnosed he was given the opportunity to talk to little kids with HIV, when people say this it only made them think more highly of Magic.  When Magic first announced he had HIV people thought the virus would soon kill him, now twenty years later Magic is still alive and has shown that never giving up is how you succeed.