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Originally Posted by bnorth
With Earvin his Johnson was also Magic. Only guy I know from back in the day that got aids and gained weight while living a long life.
During his early childhood years in Hampton, Iverson was given the nickname "Bubba Chuck". A childhood friend, Jaime Rogers, said that Iverson would always "look out for the younger kids" and that "he could teach anybody." This is a copy/paste from a google search, I have always called him that.
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Interesting about Iverson. I guess that nickname became less used as he got older.
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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Yeah, had he contracted it earlier I don't think the life saving drugs would have been available and his outcome probably would have been different. And of course he had the benefit of the best possible care.
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IIRC Magic was spending something like $25,000 a month on drugs that almost anyone else would not have been able to afford at the time. Thank goodness the science has advanced to where it's basically not a deadly virus anymore. (For those in US, I should say)
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