NBA -- Michigan Judge Dismisses Aids Suit Against Magic

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - A judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a woman who said former basketball star Magic Johnson gave her the AIDS virus, saying he was doing so at the request of both sides.

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Enslen dismissed the $2 million lawsuit yesterday, saying lawyers for Johnson and the woman, Waymer Moore, both asked him to do so. The reason was not disclosed in his order.

Johnson, 33, retired from the NBA two years ago after revealing that he has the virus that causes AIDS. Moore contended in her lawsuit that Johnson had given her the virus when the two had sex in 1990.

Johnson's attorney, Howard Weitzman, told the Kalamazoo Gazette that he would not reveal the reason the case was dropped.

"The case is dismissed. The parties are going to get on with their lives," he said. "I'm sure Mr. Johnson is pleased the case is dismissed."

FRANCHISE IN DANGER?

TORONTO - Ontario's sports betting lottery could endanger Toronto's NBA expansion franchise, the league's deputy commissioner said yesterday.

"We've made it clear we wouldn't put a franchise in Toronto under the current situation," NBA deputy commissioner Russell Granik said. "I think right now we have a serious issue."

NOTES

-- Washington activated 6-8 forward Larry Stewart and placed 7-7 center forward Gheorghe Muresan on the injured list, saying the rookie will undergo tests on his pituitary gland to see if surgery or radiation treatment is needed. Muresan injects himself with medication three times per day to control excessive growth hormones.

-- Two cable television companies filed an antitrust suit against another cable TV company and the Phoenix Suns, accusing them of monopolizing Sun cablecasts and charging too much.

-- In the five games before last night's 26-point effort, Charlotte forward Larry Johnson made just 17 of 69 shots. The Hornets lost all five games.

Compiled from Associated Press, Baltimore Sun and New York Daily News.