If Larry Johnson were in Cooper Flagg's giant Blue Devil sneakers, he tells TMZ Sports he'd forgo the NBA for one more year ... and stay put in Durham. Flagg, of course, is the prohibitive ...

Michigan State Spartans and NBA former player Magic Johnson (right) hugs NBA former player Larry Bird (left) during a press conference before the championship game of the Final Four in the 2009 ...

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.

Magic Johnson, considered the best point guard in NBA history, expressed confidence in his ability to defeat his rivals, the Boston Celtics, particularly Larry Bird. On Byron Scott's Fast Break ...

Tre Johnson, the Texas men's basketball freshman phenom, declared his intentions to enter the 2025 NBA draft Tuesday on ESPN's "NBA Today." "This season was a roller coaster ride," Johnson said.