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"Magic was a little bit too big and too strong" - Scottie Pippen recalls guarding Magic Johnson after he torched Michael Jordan
Scottie shares the moment he stepped up to guard Magic Johnson after the Bulls realized Michael Jordan couldn’t handle him.
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"He didn't usually trash talk to Magic, Dr. J, guys like that" - Danny Ainge on why Larry Bird directed most vicious trash talk to coaches
"He just really wanted to motivate himself," Ainge said of Larry's trash-talking. "But the most characteristic one was he ...
Larry Bird thought ‘God was disguised as Michael Jordan’ but secretly told Magic Johnson Bulls icon was far from the best
Larry Bird knew Michael Jordan was on a path to GOATness. But even Larry Legend admitted there were many nights when His ...
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Kenny Smith: LeBron James Is Touching The Larry Bird-Magic Johnson Fibre; He's Not Touching The Jordan Fibre
Michael Jordan continues to be widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, and Kenny Smith believes there is nothing ...
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"No one else who can guard me? This is getting ridiculous" - Danny Ainge recalls Larry Bird roasting the Knicks and their coach in MSG
Bird wasn't a loudmouth trying to compensate. He spoke with quiet confidence, throwing out lines that cut deep but didn't beg ...
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YouTube Gold: Larry Bird And Dominique Wilkins’ Epic 1988 Showdown
Over the years and decades, the NBA has had some memorable playoff performances. Magic Johnson has that baby hook to shiv Boston. Ralph Sampson had an incredible play to knock the Lakers out. Bill ...
Forget Michael Jordan – Boston Celtics legend who went toe-to-toe with Magic Johnson is greatest trash talker in NBA history
Everyone knows Michael Jordan could talk trash with the best of them. What people may not know is that ‘the best of them’ ...
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Kenny Smith: LeBron James Is Touching The Larry Bird-Magic Johnson Fibre; He's Not Touching The Jordan Fibre
Only one other time has each of the four conference finalists featured a guard as its best player — 1991, when Michael Jordan, Isiah Thomas, Magic Johnson and Clyde Drexler filled the field.