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Sue Bird Shuts Down False Narratives Surrounding Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese WNBA Drama: "This Is Not New"
When Magic Johnson and Larry Bird entered the NBA in the 1980s, the league's popularity skyrocketed. The post Sue Bird Shuts ...
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How Larry Bird (and Magic Johnson) inspired Michael Jordan to become a champion
It came from a number of factors but in episode 4 of ESPN's 'The Last Dance' on Sunday, Jordan detailed a major source: Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. The duo is widely credited with saving the NBA ...
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"Larry won the award… but who knows better, players or press?" - Bernard King on how the NBA players named him the MVP over Larry Bird
In fact, the Brooklyn native believed that if the right to vote had been limited to only the players in the league, he would ...
Tyrese Haliburton breaks NBA legend Magic Johnson and Larry Bird’s playoff record in Indiana Pacers’ Game 4 win
Tyrese Haliburton delivered a record-breaking performance with 32 points, 15 assists, and no turnovers in the Indiana Pacers' ...
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Magic Johnson recounts the time Larry Bird dropped 40 points just to taunt him while he sat injured on the Lakers bench
During a Lakers-Celtics game, Larry Bird delivered a remarkable 40-point performance while Magic Johnson was sidelined with an injury. Bird's display became a personal showcase for Johnson ...
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Ranking the Best NBA Draft Years in the Last Decades
The NBA Draft is where future stars and legends first step onto the big stage. Over the last few decades, certain draft years ...
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"Magic still wanted to play. Larry wants to work" - Chris Mullin on the major difference between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird's post-playing careers
After all, Johnson had a stint as the Los Angeles ... Related: "He never beat Larry Bird, he never beat Magic and Kareem"- When Isiah Thomas reminded Stephen A. Smith he did what Michael Jordan ...
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"He didn't usually trash talk to Magic, Dr. J, guys like that" - Danny Ainge on why Larry Bird directed most vicious trash talk to coaches
"He just really wanted to motivate himself," Ainge said of Larry's trash-talking. "But the most characteristic one was he ...
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"There's a lot of guys that owe a lot of credit to Michael" - Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson gives his take on whether MJ's career is over-glorified
NBA insider Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson explains why Michael Jordan’s influence may be overstated by some and why today’s ...
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Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton passes Magic Johnson's NBA playoff record
It was made all the more impressive by the fact that Haliburton also dropped 32 points in the process. So not only was he ...
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How Larry Bird (and Magic Johnson) inspired Michael Jordan to become a champion
It came from a number of factors but in episode 4 of ESPN's 'The Last Dance' on Sunday, Jordan detailed a major source: Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. The duo is widely credited with saving the NBA ...