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Magic Johnson and Larry Bird on the Detroit Bad Boys, Bill Laimbeer, and Kurt Rambis
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird on the Detroit Bad Boys, Bill Laimbeer, and Kurt Rambis
Magic Johnson & Isiah Thomas Photo Credit: Icon SMI When you think about NBA all-time greats Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, most NBA fans think about those unforgettable NBA Finals battles between their Boston Celtics and LA Lakers. Growing up as a Pistons fan, however, when I ...
Conference Call With Magic Johnson And Larry Bird
Conference Call With Magic Johnson And Larry Bird
hoopsaddict.com — When I first got into watching basketball around the age 8, the allure of the sport was following the stars I saw on television. I liked watching players like Julius Erving , Bernard King , Terence Stansbury and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar . But my two favorite basketball players by far were James ... (more) Conference Call With Magic Johnson And Larry Bird
Larry Bird and Magic Johnson grudgingly acknowledge the Bad Boys
blog.mlive.com — More Pistons talk coming out of the Larry Bird/Magic Johnson combined autobiography. (more) Larry Bird and Magic Johnson grudgingly acknowledge the ...
Bird/Magic on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Bird/Magic on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
thatnbalotterypick.blogspot.com — On last night's episode of "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien", Conan's guests were NBA legends Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. You can obviously see Conan's glee since he did grow up near Boston and followed the Celtics. It's nice to Magic and Bird together again, it's like 1985 all over again. ... (more) Bird/Magic on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
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Larry Bird and Magic Johnson grudgingly acknowledge the Bad Boys
Full-Court Press — ... when portions of the book, which chronicles the Johnson-Bird rivalry, were leaked detailing Magic's accusations of Isiah's bad-friendom. Now, both Johnson and Bird are out doing interviews to promote it, and the subject of the Pistons game up again , although unlike the Isiah accusations, they were a bit more diplomatic. First, Bird: You can’t take anything away from a champion. They were true champions. They played the game differently at times than you’d like, but it was a rough game. The Finals are rough. They knew it was going to be a tough series. But they were a very ...

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