Magic and Bird continued to match up until the early 1990s. Bird called it a career in 1992, while Johnson officially hung up the gloves in 1996. Both made a huge impact on the game, which is why ...

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) ...

Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird defined basketball greatness. You can’t have a serious conversation about NBA ...

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson spent years competing against each other and being compared to each other. It took a 1987 commercial shoot in French Lick, Indiana, to bridge that gap.

"I don't mind it, they was on him (Larry Bird) when we went to LA" - Magic Johnson knew he would face heckling Celtics fans ...

Even after stepping away from the game in 1992, Larry Bird admitted that Magic Johnson still showed up in his dreams—a testament to how deeply their rivalry had shaped his basketball soul.

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 ...

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.

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.

In the 1980s, Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Larry Bird were on opposite sides of one of the most heated NBA rivalries. They’ll be sharing 2019’s NBA lifetime achievement award Monday – the ...

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.