Many basketball historians credit Bird and Johnson for changing the game of basketball for the better, meeting numerous times ...

Los Angeles Lakers' legend Magic Johnson gave his all-time starting five, from Bill Russell to Michael Jordan.

"There's a lot of people who helped save this NBA, it didn't start with us" - Bird rejected the narrative that he and Magic ...

"Magic is still in my dreams" - Larry Bird admitted he struggled a year into his retirement originally appeared on Basketball ...

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese leveled up women’s basketball to unprecedented heights in 2024. The WNBA phenoms sold out ...

"I get a little nervous sometimes when I talk about it" - Larry Bird on why he feels uneasy when asked to rank his legacy ...

The Boston Celtics icon named his former teammate as the "best passer" he had ever seen in his life, snubbing Los Angeles Lakers rival Magic Johnson.

"Sir Charles" and others had to understand and respect that fact. "The reason I wasn't upset, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are the two of the most important figures in NBA history," the 1993 MVP said.

There’s nothing left to say. You’re Larry Bird,” said the now 63-year-old NBA vet. “I got that kind of seasoning from Magic Johnson, too,” he added. “Because I was right there in town.

The league rode the momentum of their dueling legacies — Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, East vs. West, Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers — and the sport, once seen as a floundering product ...