Magic Johnson denies fake story that he was donating blood to COVID-19 patients

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NBA legend Magic Johnson took to Twitter on Tuesday to shoot down a fake story circulating on Twitter that he was donating blood to COVID-19 patients.A photo of the 63-year-old Los Angeles Lakers legend, who announced at a 1991 press conference that he had contracted the HIV virus, started circulating last week with that claim, though Johnson denied it in a tweet on Tuesday.The Associated Press also shed more light on the viral photo, revealing that the photo originated from a 2012 documentary showing Johnson getting his blood drawn at a routine doctor's appointment, not donating blood to the Red Cross.

Fake story: NBA legend Magic Johnson took to Twitter on Tuesday to shoot down a fake story circulating on Twitter that he was donating blood to COVID-19 patientsThe image first surfaced on a satire Twitter account, with many others Twitter accounts sharing it.One Twitter account dubbed @NBAGoatMuse tweeted the photo with the inaccurate caption, 'Earlier today, NBA legend Magic Johnson donated some of his blood to the Red Cross to help underprivileged communities help fight COVID-19.' Johnson simply responded Tuesday on Twitter, 'I’m aware of the false story circling the internet, and to be clear, I have never donated blood.' Never: Johnson simply responded Tuesday on Twitter, 'I’m aware of the false story circling the internet, and to be clear, I have never donated blood'The AP report reveals that the image comes from the 2012 PBS Frontline documentary Endgame: AIDS in Black America.The still, which was also published by NPR in July 2012, was taken from a scene where Johnson's longtime physician, Dr.