Larry Bird knew Michael Jordan was on a path to becoming he GOAT. But even Larry Legend admitted there were many nights when ...

Magic Johnson still provides inspiration to NBA players today, decades after retiring. This is a list of his essential ...

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson helped define basketball in the 1980s, their rivalry driving the NBA into the mainstream. Although many saw them as evenly matched, Bird believes Johnson came out ahead.

There’s a reason Cavaliers legend Mark Price still comes up whenever the conversation turns to elite shooting. A stat making ...

Aside from his tremendous accolades, Bird's “blue-collar” work ethic and iconic trash talk made the Indiana native an ...

For an entire generation of NBA fans, there was only one rivalry that mattered: Magic vs. Bird. Now, decades later, the two legends just shared a stage, and Magic Johnson’s reaction says it all. Their ...

Magic Johnson’s personal outreach to Larry Bird and Michael Jordan was pivotal in assembling the 1992 U.S. Olympic ‘Dream Team,’ a roster that redefined basketball’s global reach. Overcoming Bird’s ...

NBA Hall-of-Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson beat a lot of top competition on his way to winning five NBA championships. With that in mind, it may surprise you that despite staring down fellow greats like ...

The rivalry that defined the NBA in the 1980s was actually born on March 26, 1979. Forty-seven years ago today, Magic Johnson and the Michigan State Spartans outdueled Larry Bird and the Indiana State ...

The 1981 Topps Basketball set tends to get overlooked. When you think about the best basketball cards of the 1980s, it's all about the 1986 Fleer cards, with Michael Jordan's iconic rookie card (#57), ...

Magic Johnson amazed basketball fans with his court vision and swagger, all while leading the Lakers to new heights. From NBA.com Staff Magic Johnson’s dynamic talents as a point guard led him to NBA ...