1.   As soon as Johnson announced he was HIV-positive, trainers in most sports began wearing gloves, and bleeding players had to come out of the event.

2.   Each sport has various policies that pertain to treating a bleeding player.

3.   The National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League require that a bleeding player be immediately removed from the court or rink.

4.   The NBA was a leader in rule changes that banish bleeding players until cuts are covered and force bloody clothing to be replaced.

5.   The rule states that once a team had used four permanent replacements, a bleeding player could not be substitued temporarily.

6.   NBA rules require bleeding players and bloody clothes to be removed from games.

7.   Rules now force bleeding players to the bench and bloody uniforms to be removed.