In Jack McCallum's book, "Dream Team," Drexler said Johnson only earned a spot on the Olympic team and the MVP award in the 1992 All-Star game out of pity resulting from his HIV diagnosis the ...

This time, it's from Clyde Drexler, who claimed that the squad pitied Magic Johnson because of his condition with HIV. ... Clyde Drexler claimed Magic Johnson was gifted a spot on Dream Team.

Clyde Drexler: I didn't make ... Drexler said Johnson only earned a spot on the Olympic team and the MVP award in the 1992 All-Star game out of pity resulting from his HIV diagnosis the previous year.

Drexler was not one of the original 10 players selected for the Dream Team. He was competing with a few other players for the final spot and didn’t like that.