Michael Johnson, son of Turner Sports broadcaster Ernie Johnson, dies at 33
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Michael Johnson, son of TNT sportscaster Ernie "E.J." Johnson, has died, his father said on social media Friday night. He was 33.
"This guy we adopted from Romania in 1991 and diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy lived a miraculous life of 33 years," the TNT anchor said in an Instagram post that included a photo of Michael.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare genetic disorder of progressive muscular weakness, which typically affects boys, according to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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