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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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"No one ever asks me about Kareem" - Magic Johnson talks about fans always asking him about Larry Bird
Magic Johnson ... about Bird, even more than his longtime Los Angeles Lakers "Showtime" teammate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. "I can't get away from Larry," the Lakers icon confided in the 2009 book ...
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Bird claimed others envied both him and Magic: "He had a lot of the same things happen that I did, with players being jealous"
In 2009, former sportswriter Jackie MacMullan teamed up with Larry Bird and Magic Johnson to write "When the Game Was Ours." For years, the two basketball icons had faced off in intense ...
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NBA Legend Magic Johnson Sends Out Viral Larry Bird Post
Jan 17, 1990; Orlando, FL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird (33) in action against the Orlando Magic at the Orlando Arena. Mandatory Credit: Imagn Images / RVR Photos-Imagn ...