Many basketball historians credit Bird and Johnson for changing the game of basketball for the better, meeting numerous times ...

He had given everything to basketball and basketball had returned the favor. Twelve NBA All-Star appearances, three NBA ...

"Never did make a lot of sense to me" - Larry Bird opened up about playing football for a time originally appeared on Basketball Network. Judging by how Larry Bird 's career played out, it's safe to ...

The Boston Celtics icon named his former teammate as the "best passer" he had ever seen in his life, snubbing Los Angeles Lakers rival Magic Johnson.

Stephen Curry is an all-time great NBA player. Jeff Teague acknowledged that -- and more -- when addressing recent all-time ...

In one corner sat Magic Johnson. He talked. He laughed. He smiled. In another corner sat Larry Bird. He spoke only when prompted. He sounded stoic. He usually looked serious. Yes, the former ...

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson are forever linked as rivals on the court and saviors of the NBA's box-office appeal and TV ratings. This gallery chronicles their careers.

In the 1980s, Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Larry Bird were on opposite sides of one of the most heated NBA rivalries. They’ll be sharing 2019’s NBA lifetime achievement award Monday – the ...

Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, left, of Michigan State and Larry Bird of Indiana State pose before their national title game in 1979. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon) Career high ...

Larry Bird’s Boston Celtics and Magic Johnson’s Showtime Lakers were two dominant dynasties that occupied the same time and space on the NBA’s grandest stage.