" Magic is head-and-shoulders above everybody else," Bird said. "I've never seen [anybody] as good as him." Judging by ...

"There are very few players that transcend the sport," the Hall of Fame forward said in an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show ...

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson played 18 games against each other in the regular season and 19 in the playoffs. In those epic duels, Bird kept himself fueled to outmatch Johnson by secretly checking ...

Magic Johnson credited Larry Bird for shaping his career, acknowledging their legendary rivalry as a key factor in his Hall of Fame journey.

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird’s rivalry is legendary and, during the heart of the ‘80s, it arguably helped boost the NBA back to prominence. At the time, games were shown on tape delay but ...

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17:24, 22 Apr 2022 Updated 18:29, 25 Apr 2022 Magic Johnson and Larry Bird battled in a rivalry which defined the NBA during the 1980s (Image: Peter Read Miller/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) ...

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson became blood brothers in the only way you can. They made the other feel pain and in their shared anguish became more than warriors. They became that most elusive thing.

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson are forever linked as rivals on the court and saviors of the NBA's box-office appeal and TV ratings. This gallery chronicles their careers.

Bird acknowledged that pain still exists over his team, Indiana State, losing to Johnson’s team, Michigan State, in the 1979 NCAA championship game. Johnson jokingly laughed at Bird’s expense.

Larry Bird: I could never imagine joining Magic Johnson Pacers president Larry Bird said he could never imagine trying to join Magic Johnson as a player.

As most sports fans know, this rivalry started in college, when Magic Johnson’s Michigan State Spartans met Larry Bird’s Indiana State Sycamores in the NCAA Championship game in 1979.