In the twilight of his legendary career, Larry Bird had to endure the pain of his bad back. At that point, he knew he was on his way out. On the other hand, his counterpart Magic Johnson was diagnosed ...

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’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 ...

For all the mythology wrapped around the 1992 Dream Team, one of the funniest truths comes straight from Larry Bird. He, Michael Jordan, and Magic Johnson never really sat around and relived it. Not ...

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 ...

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 ...

Orlando and Los Angeles have three stars doing something no other team is doing. There are only two teams in the NBA with three scorers averaging 20 points per game this season – the Lakers and the ...