Basketball

Magic Johnson, still eager to play in the Olympic Games despite testing positive for HIV, received support from the chief medical officer of the International Olympic Committee.

Prince Alexandre de Merode, head of the IOC’s Medical Commission, said the IOC “doesn’t have any rules” that would ban Johnson from the Barcelona Games next summer. Asked whether Johnson would be welcome, de Merode said: “Certainly.”

Also, Converse and Spalding, two sporting goods companies that have endorsement deals with Johnson, are restructuring their advertising campaigns to deal with the illness.