Conservative morning radio duo Chris Baker and Langdon Perry of Twin Cities, Minnesota station KTLK (100.3 FM) accused NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson on October 8 of faking being HIV positive, the Star Tribune reports.The story garnered nationwide exposure when liberal watchdog blog Media Matters for America posted audio and a transcript of the conversation.

“You think Magic faked AIDS for sympathy?” Baker asked, to which Perry replied, “I’m convinced that Magic faked AIDS.” Perry later referred to Johnson as “the only cured AIDS guy ever.”

In a statement released October 9, Johnson expressed his disappointment in trivializing his own HIV status and the epidemic in general.

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