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"He can pass over the top of me, put the ball on the floor, he's a great rebounder" - Bernard King explains why Larry Bird gave him nightmares
Obviously, we're matchup up, and you're guarding me, then I got to find Bird on the floor to switch over and defend him, and ...
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Sue Bird Shuts Down False Narratives Surrounding Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese WNBA Drama: "This Is Not New"
When Magic Johnson and Larry Bird entered the NBA in the 1980s, the league's popularity skyrocketed. The post Sue Bird Shuts ...
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Magic Johnson credited Larry Bird as the biggest influence on his path to greatness: "He's probably the biggest reason I'm here"
Larry, however ... I've ever learned in my life playing basketball," Johnson pointed out via NYT. Magic got his chance at redemption on Bird and the Celtics. That happened in 1985 when the ...
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Larry Bird on his first time teaming up with Magic Johnson before their rivalry began: "He wouldn't give me the ball"
A while before their names became synonymous with NBA greatness, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson shared a court in relative obscurity. The year was 1978. Both were just college kids — rising ...
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Magic Johnson recounts the time Larry Bird dropped 40 points just to taunt him while he sat injured on the Lakers bench
During a Lakers-Celtics game, Larry Bird delivered a remarkable 40-point performance while Magic Johnson was sidelined with an injury. Bird's display became a personal showcase for Johnson ...
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46YO Larry Bird Showdown Resurfaces as Magic Johnson Reflects on Putting the "Madness in March"
If there’s one showdown that stands out at the top of this tournament’s history, it has to be the 1979 clash between Michigan State, led by Magic Johnson, and Indiana State, led by Larry Bird.
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"He doesn't make mistakes" - Jerry West once revealed what Larry Bird did better than Magic Johnson
The late NBA legend Jerry West had often reflected on the greatness of his contemporaries, particularly Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. To this day, Magic and Bird are still talked about for their ...
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"I really felt bad about doing this press conference" - Larry Bird believed he and Magic Johnson stole the spotlight from the Lakers and Celtics in the '08 Finals
Lakers legend Magic Johnson and Celtics great Larry Bird. The event was designed to honor their historic battles and ...