Offensively, Bird averaged 24.3 PPG for his career while Magic put up 19.5 PPG, but Larry took 6.1 shots per game at 19.3 to 13.2. Johnson was slightly more efficient at 52.0% to 49.6% from the ...

Larry was coming off an 8-0 gold-medal run at the World University Games in Sofia, and that winning mentality carried over. But this was just the beginning.

Johnson was the 1992 NBA Rookie of The Year and was well-known for his monster slam dunks in the game. Larry also won a gold medal on the 1994 Dream Team in the FIBA World Cup in Canada.

Johnson once revealed that Larry Legend was not viewed by Black NBA fans through the lens of racial stereotypes. Instead, Magic noted that they recognized the Boston Celtics legend for his ...

Before his legendary run with the Los Angeles Lakers, Johnson led Michigan State to the 1979 NCAA Championship over Larry Bird and Indiana State. Wednesday marks the 46-year anniversary of the game.