Larry Bird and Magic Johnson were the two best players in the NBA during the 80s before Michael Jordan arrived. The two were college basketball adversaries who brought their rivalry to the NBA.

The story of Larry Bird and Earvin “Magic” Johnson started in the 1979 NCAA Finals. Since then, their rivalry changed the game of basketball, as they became two of the greatest players the NBA ...

Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers once had an epic rivalry with Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics. They faced off in the NBA Finals three times (and the Lakers won twice). Recently ...

Magic Johnson breaks down why we no longer have rivalries in the NBA today. "They don't hate each other. I hated Larry [Bird] and every Celtic. I really don't like you [Paul Pierce] but you my ...

Kim Mulkey had a front-row seat to the battles Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark waged during their illustrious college ...

Larry was a consistent, silent type, and Johnson, according to the Boston Celtics legend, was "a spur-of-the-moment guy." "The differences between Magic and me are obvious," Bird said .

One of the most iconic rivalries in sports can easily be credited to former Los Angeles Lakers' Magic Johnson and former Boston Celtics' Larry Bird. The rivalry between these two legendary players ...

In this funny moment between legends in 1997, Magic talks about some of his idols and jokes around with Bill and Larry about rings.

Fox, Denzel Washington, Hillary Clinton and More Earn Medal of Freedom Honors from Joe Biden: See the Photos Magic Johnson's ... a Lot' of His Rivalry with Larry Bird Magic Johnson Celebrates ...

Larry Bird, who called himself "a hick from French ... and brought the fans back to Boston Garden. His duels with Magic Johnson were legendary. The two turned the NBA from a "minor" pro sport ...