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.

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 ...

Billionaire NBA icons Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson are close – and extremely wealthy – friends in their retirement ...

Magic Johnson watched the Denver Nuggets play against the New York Knicks on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. Denver kept in touch with the home team throughout the game but eventually lost 122-112 ...

The LSU Tigers coach once recalled how Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson compared Reese vs. Clark to the rivalry he once had with Boston Celtics great Larry Bird. Mulkey discussed Johnson's ...

Charles Barkley credits Magic Johnson and Larry Bird for saving the NBA in the 1980s, and claims the current generation should appreciate them.

And the very best end up being about something much more. Larry Bird and Earvin “Magic” Johnson never really hated each other. The first time they met they couldn’t stop talking about each ...

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson can close the century knowing they resuscitated the pro game and gave new life to the college tournament. Bird, the fair-haired white shooter from the sticks of ...

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 ...

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 ...