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.

For someone like Jermaine O'Neal, who worked under Larry Bird for several years in Indiana and closely knew Magic Johnson through family ties, it was easy to identify the difference between the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ... to leap into the echelon of basketball greats. Classic Big Ticket: Magic vs. Bird airs on March 24 at 9 p.m. on ESPN Classic.