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“You threw it in the trash? Well, I did” - Larry Bird admits he accidentally threw away the last game ball from the historic Boston Garden
Larry Bird took home the final game ball from the legendary Boston Garden — only for it to end up ruined in the snow and ...
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"My emotional state was, 'Geez, I know this is Michael Jordan'" - Christian Laettner fondly remembers beating MJ in ping pong during the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona
Though the veterans such as Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan were evidently better on the court, they were no ...
5 greatest Mic Drop moments in NBA playoff history
These stand out because they are moments when the game’s best players prove something by tapping into the highest level of what makes them great.
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"The NCAA was a great championship, but this is greater" - Magic Johnson after winning titles in college and the NBA in back-to-back years
"The NCAA was a great championship, but this is greater. This is the NBA, and it's greater," Magic exclaimed in glory. Even ...
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"I thought we had good enough teams to win one or two more championships” - Larry Bird admits he should have won more NBA titles
Boston Celtics icon Larry Bird had an unforgettable impact on Boston in the 1980s and believed the franchise had all it took ...
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"They couldn't handle us. They were too old, too slow" - Magic Johnson doesn't think the Lakers-Celtics rivalry was as close as people think
To Johnson, the league's greatest point guard, there was never much of a rivalry once the Lakers found their rhythm.
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"That five, 10-minute stretch was just the greatest I’ve ever seen" - Magic Johnson recalls epic battle with Michael Jordan during famous Dream Team practice
Magic Johnson revisits the tough scrimmage in Monte Carlo that pitted him against Michael Jordan to create legendary moments ...
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Larry Bird said Len Bias could've destroyed Boston Celtics: "You do that and you pay the consequences"
Larry Bird was thrilled about Len Bias joining the Boston Celtics. He even said he would have called it a career in 1988 if ...
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"They made a big mistake" - When Magic Johnson slammed the Rockets for firing Kevin McHale
Los Angeles Lakers legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson will never fall short of words when it comes to offering his opinion. In ...
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ESPN Analyst Makes Surprising Confession About WNBA Ratings By Making Example Out Of Caitlin Clark vs Angel Reese Situation
When Magic Johnson and Larry Bird first burst onto the scene in the late 1970s, no one really knew what they were witnessing.
Bryan Fox remembers Bird's Sycamores
Bryan Fox had a front row seat for one of the most memorable college basketball teams of all-time. The 1978-79 Indiana State Sycamores. But when the Larry Bird-led team reached the Final Four and ...
Pistons legend John Salley makes a huge admission: the real ‘Bad Boys’ were the Celtics
In a surprising admission, former Detroit Pistons forward John Salley said the true originators of the “Bad Boys” mentality ...