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Larry Bird said he was scared before every matchup with Magic Johnson and Julius Erving: "That fear from 2 o'clock in the afternoon to game time"

That said, Bird always felt a sense of fear before every game, especially those against arch-rivals like Magic Johnson and Julius Erving. Adding to his pressures was representing an iconic franchise ...

"We would have been best friends" - Larry Bird thought he and Magic Johnson would have been "inseparable" if they had grown up together

"You feel honored about everything. Me and Magic came together into this league, we competed in college, we competed trought ...
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Magic Johnson Reflects on His First Encounter with Larry Bird

Magic Johnson recalled the very first time he met Larry Bird, a moment that would spark one of the greatest rivalries and friendships in basketball history. He described the mutual respect they had ...