Magic’s Re-Retirement: Was It Caused by Fear, Rumors or Mailman?

In an election year, when trust and candor are prominent issues, who is Jerry Colangelo kidding when he says, “Risk is risk”? Experts have assessed the risk of passing HIV on the basketball court as in the “zero to infinitesimal” range. Is the risk of acquiring the virus in an NBA game greater than the possibility of death or injury in taking a team flight (Evansville, 1977), commuting on the team bus (Angels, 1992), driving a Corvette (Jerome Brown, 1992), swimming at a Florida beach (Carroll Rosenbloom, 1979), stopping at the scene of a traffic accident (Wayne Estes, 1965), driving home from the golf course (Bill Shoemaker, 1991) or gardening in the front yard (Eric Andolsek, 1992)?

TOM LALLAS

Los Angeles