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Larry Bird said he was scared before every matchup with Magic Johnson and Julius Erving: "That fear from 2 o'clock in the afternoon to game time"
That said, Bird always felt a sense of fear before every game, especially those against arch-rivals like Magic Johnson and ...
Larry Bird and Magic Johnson helped define basketball in the 1980s, their rivalry driving the NBA into the mainstream. Although many saw them as evenly matched, Bird believes Johnson came out ahead.
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"We would have been best friends" - Larry Bird thought he and Magic Johnson would have been "inseparable" if they had grown up together
"You feel honored about everything. Me and Magic came together into this league, we competed in college, we competed trought ...
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird’s rivalry is regarded as one of the best in basketball history. It all started in college when Johnson’s Michigan State team and Bird’s Indiana State team faced off in the ...
He’s nicknamed Larry Legend for a reason. During the 1984 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, ...
Larry Bird knew he was great. It’s why he asked who was coming in second place in the 1987 Three-Point Contest, told bitter ...
Today in Boston Celtics history, the team debuted their sensational new rookie drafted the summer before from Indiana State, the Hick from French Lick.
Larry Bird was the model of how greatness could be wrapped in grit. He didn't glide across courts with Michael Jordan's air or dazzle the world with Magic Johnson's smile. Bird's appeal came from the ...
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