T-Mac HIV Positive?

[Caleb Cattivera]

as most of you know t mac says he has 'undisclosed personal problems' and sometimes doesnt even want to be in uniform or in the arena.

the rumors floating around is that he has HIV, and that his gf and the baby they're having have it as well...

if that's the case, what does this mean for tmac? hate to see a great career get cut short.

[somethingyellow]

i dont even like t mac but that would be horrible. I hope that isnt true

[weezer182]

wow i never heard about this

[Chriz2z]

That would suck for both parties. I never liked TMac on the court, but I always respected, and found him to be a good person. During the time when there was sniping in the Washington D.C. area, kid was shot and TMac was his favorite player. When McGrady heard about it, he invited the kid to come down to Orlando, and shoot aound with him, and gave him autographs, jerseys, etc. I hope he doesn't have HIV.

[Emopunkthrice]

that would suck but he has the money to stay alive for a long time

[somethingyellow]

that would suck but he has the money to stay alive for a long timestill that would mean his kid would have it which makes it even more sad if its true

[mcfly21]

wow that would really suck

[Scott Weber]

where'd you hear these rumors?

[Vincewithouthee]

I really hope that isn't true at all. That's terrible. If it is, I wish the best of luck to him and his family.

[ActorInThisPlay]

yeah that would be terrible for him and his family.

[nateisawesome]

that would be terrible for all involved. I hope its not true

[MLLMillenium]

still that would mean his kid would have it which makes it even more sad if its true

Not always more then often a baby will lose all signs of it and after 18 months it will be gone.

[somethingyellow]

Not always more then often a baby will lose all signs of it and after 18 months it will be gone.oh i know but calebs orginal post said that his kid has it too but hopefully if this is true your right and kid loses it

[fromwithin]

he needs to stop being like magic j. totally unoriginal.

[MLLMillenium]

oh i know but calebs orginal post said that his kid has it too but hopefully if this is true your right and kid loses it

ITs what seems to happen alot. Since a child's body builds the immunities to it.

[Drew Beringer]

Oh man, I hope this is untrue. :(

[ActorInThisPlay]

Oh man, I hope this is untrue. :(
yeah me2...i would never want that to happen to anyone

[yeat182]

as most of you know t mac says he has 'undisclosed personal problems' and sometimes doesnt even want to be in uniform or in the arena.

the rumors floating around is that he has HIV, and that his gf and the baby they're having have it as well...

if that's the case, what does this mean for tmac? hate to see a great career get cut short.

i thought he had back problems, that what i heard.

[LeftWideOpen]

wow. i actually like mcgrady...but i wouldnt even wish this on A-Rod. I hope this is false.

[ThriftWhore]

that's horrible, i hope that's not the truth. i'm not a big fan of t-mac, but still, that would be absolutely horrible.

another magic johnson case of cheating looks like, if he is HIV positive.

[Trainsaw]

damn hopefully for that guy's sake its not true

[PunkVideoGuys]

As everyone's said before, T-Mac's a good guy, and I really hope this is false...

[Caleb Cattivera]

i thought he had back problems, that what i heard.

i dont think a bad back is personal problems...

[Scott Weber]

didn't play like he had HIV tongiht...

[Vincewithouthee]

didn't play like he had HIV tongiht...

haha yeah. he played awesome. I was kinda pulling for the west to win for his sake.

[Scott Weber]

i really don't think he has HIV.

[Vincewithouthee]

i really don't think he has HIV.

I don't know, you never know. I doubt it too though.

there are rumors that his problems are family problems. but rumors are rumors, you don't know what to believe.

[Scott Weber]

HIV is just so extreme.

[Drew Beringer]

HIV is just so extreme.

Yeah, I think he would seem a bit more worried, but you never know. I hope to God it's not HIV.

[Fullcollapse3k]

He's sick on the court. I hope he's not sick off of it.

[Scott Weber]

He's sick on the court. I hope he's not sick off of it.
what happened to you being on staff?

[Fullcollapse3k]

what happened to you being on staff?

I quit.

[xearlynovemberx]

holy shit that would be terrible hes one of my fav players in the nba ive liked him since he was on toronto

[itsjdiggity]

i've liked him since he was in Orlando...i hope he's okay

[yeat182]

i dont think a bad back is personal problems...

that's what i'm saying, they aren't personal problems, they are physical problems. i saw it on ESPN the other day.

[getupkid53]

I'd punch that ass in the face if i found out he had aids. I know you can't catch aids from just body contact, but would you want to play with some guy that has AIDS. If he knows he has it, and doesn't retire immediately, I have no respect for him at all. He's putting other people in danger. With that being said, I hope he doesn't have it.

[Scott Weber]

I quit.
well that was short-lived.

[still_life]

yeah me2...i would never want that to happen to anyone

I would, but not to McGrady. I'd like to know the truth about this.

[FondestMemory]

I'd punch that ass in the face if i found out he had aids. I know you can't catch aids from just body contact, but would you want to play with some guy that has AIDS. If he knows he has it, and doesn't retire immediately, I have no respect for him at all. He's putting other people in danger. With that being said, I hope he doesn't have it.

magic played with it.

[Caleb Cattivera]

that's what i'm saying, they aren't personal problems, they are physical problems. i saw it on ESPN the other day.

yeah we know he has back problems...but theres something more, there was something else on espn that said deep personal problems, and what ive heard through a couple of gm's is that it's hiv.

[fire on my lips]

yeah we know he has back problems...but theres something more, there was something else on espn that said deep personal problems, and what ive heard through a couple of gm's is that it's hiv.
On PTI today, they were saying that the problems are from a number of his family memebers have died recently. And "through gm's"? I'm a noob in the sports forum, but are you refering to the Insider thing, or do you have connections like that?

[Caleb Cattivera]

On PTI today, they were saying that the problems are from a number of his family memebers have died recently. And "through gm's"? I'm a noob in the sports forum, but are you refering to the Insider thing, or do you have connections like that?

i see you only have 122 posts...

i have a couple of connections like that. most people here know that, but ill le tyou slide.

[fire on my lips]

i see you only have 122 posts...

i have a couple of connections like that. most people here know that, but ill le tyou slide.
Thanks... I try to stay out of the NBA threads. I mostly contribute my posts to soccer and UNC hoops.

[xshady121]

I'd punch that ass in the face if i found out he had aids. I know you can't catch aids from just body contact, but would you want to play with some guy that has AIDS. If he knows he has it, and doesn't retire immediately, I have no respect for him at all. He's putting other people in danger. With that being said, I hope he doesn't have it.


if you are being serious, then you sir, by far, are the biggest douchebag i've ever met in my life.

ignorant.
close-minded.

grow up.

[Hey Mr. Destiny]

if you are being serious, then you sir, by far, are the biggest douchebag i've ever met in my life.

ignorant.
close-minded.

grow up.
While he may not have made his point in a very mature manner, in some ways, I have to agree. Personally, I would feel very uncomfortable playing against him if this were the case. People get scratched, people get hit in the nose, there could be blood. And while the chances are rather slim, there is a slight possibility another person's blood could find its way into your body. I don't mean to take anything away from him as a man or athlete, and I sincerely wish him the best, but a sense of responsibility should come into play in my opinion.

[Brownpants06]

While he may not have made his point in a very mature manner, in some ways, I have to agree. Personally, I would feel very uncomfortable playing against him if this were the case. People get scratched, people get hit in the nose, there could be blood. And while the chances are rather slim, there is a slight possibility another person's blood could find it into your body. I don't mean to take anything away from him as a man or athlete, and I sincerely wish him the best, but a sense of responsibility should come into play in my opinion.

I agree with what you said. Playing with HIV is putting others in danger of getting it.

[xshady121]

I agree with what you said. Playing with HIV is putting others in danger of getting it.

i agree with both of you as well to a point, of course playing a sport like basketball always leaves the possibility of blood being shed...

saying it in the way he said was wrong. "he should be punched in the face". "he would lose all respect".

you cant take away that mcgrady is arguably one of the best players in the game. and Magic played with aids and i dont believe anybody caught it from playing ball with him.

its jsut the way he said it that made him seem immature, ignorant, and close minded.

[Hey Mr. Destiny]

i agree with both of you as well to a point, of course playing a sport like basketball always leaves the possibility of blood being shed...

saying it in the way he said was wrong. "he should be punched in the face". "he would lose all respect".

you cant take away that mcgrady is arguably one of the best players in the game. and Magic played with aids and i dont believe anybody caught it from playing ball with him.

its jsut the way he said it that made him seem immature, ignorant, and close minded.
Believe me, I know. I touched on all of those points. Like I said, the chances are very slim, and I doubt Magic passed it along to anyone. However, I feel that a player should have some moral obligation to spare his peers from the possibility of spreading such a disease.