Earvin “Magic” Johnson has responded to a viral online photo that claimed the Hall of Famer donated blood.
An image showing Johnson with a tourniquet around his arm as a doctor takes his blood circulated the web Tuesday. A satirical Twitter account captioned the photo, “Earlier today, NBA legend Magic Johnson donated some of his blood to the Red Cross to help underprivileged communities help fight COVID-19.” The post, which has since been deleted, was retweeted more than 10,000 times and liked by 28,000 as of Tuesday afternoon.
“I’m aware of the false story circling the internet, and to be clear, I have never donated blood,” Johnson tweeted Tuesday morning.
