While in the present era, NBA basketball rules the roost, once, it was college basketball that helped to save the NBA from a ...

A while before their names became synonymous with NBA greatness, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson shared a court ... By 1992, though, they had put their rivalry aside and became icons, veterans ...

Jerry West once weighed in on what he noticed about Larry Bird’s game that made him better than Magic Johnson.

Johnson and Bird were ... against each other — and NBA legend Magic Johnson says the duo feels very similar to his dynamic with fellow NBA star Larry Bird. NBA fans vividly remember the 1980s ...

It happened when another rivalry that began in the NCAA tournament between Celtics legend Larry Bird and Lakers icon Magic Johnson continued into the context of the NBA in the early 1980s.

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson can close the century knowing ... No other individual rivalry has moved from one level to the next without a time gap. Bird simply traded his light blue Sycamores ...

All eyes on this longtime rivalry. Bird & Magic ... Michigan State Spartans and NBA former player Magic Johnson (right) hugs NBA former player Larry Bird (left) during a press conference before ...

Magic Johnson took a trip down memory lane, reminding everyone that it was his and Larry Bird’s famed rivalry in college basketball that literally created the term ‘March Madness’. While ...

Magic Johnson is one of the best players in NBA history. Before his legendary run with the Los Angeles Lakers, Johnson led Michigan State to the 1979 NCAA Championship over Larry Bird and Indiana ...

particularly Larry Bird. Recently, Johnson opened up about his rivalry with Bird during a podcast appearance, asserting that he’s “good” enough to beat the Celtics even today. Magic Johnson ...

Magazine. The NBA recently unveiled two trophies they'll be awarding to postseason MVPs, which will be given in honor of NBA legends Larry Bird and Earvin "Magic" Johnson. The league partnered ...

Smith Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese rivalry gets downplayed with bold claims by Stephen A. Smith Magic Johnson endorses WNBA duo Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese compared to classic Larry Bird rivalry ...