Magic Johnson talks about playing with Larry Bird

[@nicholaslowe4667]

Damn, give some respect to Bird and appreciate both Legends that helped save the NBA

[@Esopusfloater]

Magic & Bird have a great bromance- I love to see these two mock each other!

[@bradmiller686]

I am a Celtics fan and now i miss magic cause they made it a second by second rush [ups and downs)! Bird vs magic best NBA games in my mind. THANK YOU BOTH

[@richardpare3538]

The games were all out psychological wars, and absolutely the best entertainment you could ever get.

[@dchange7277]

Larry and Magic saved the NBA.

[@gambler213]

Magic is the greatest point guard of all time, and he had the luxury of playing with the greatest center of all time. So when they say "Magic was 2 and 1 vs Bird in title games", they should really say, "Magic and Kareem were 2 and 1 vs Bird.

[@cowpoke02]

one laker championship also came from Bird missing the last shot and it looked good and ringed out .lol. very easily could of been 2 to 1 for Boston . good times . I was a Laker fan but I like Boston looking back . Bird was pretty good .lol.

[@dominiclacoote2855]

Larry is the best

[@usnate1]

The Lakers were always better than the Celtics , but Bird was better than Magic no doubt...

[@whatthehellimbored]

typical reporter doesn't have his facts strait, they met 3 times in the championship lakers won 2 out of the 3

[@Sweeptheleg83]

I think he included the college game as well where Magic beat him for the NCAA championship. But yes, I don't care for Plaschke

[@dibber43]

Greatest rivalry in NBA HISTORY!!!🏀

[@YooAdrriiaann]

Mann these ppl don't know how to respect legends

[@MSHkr]

@FavreianVengeance -- You're right. Injuries matter, and the Celtics, most years, had only one guy who could come off the bench. 82 games is HARD on a body -- especially when you don't get any rest. Each year, only about 5 teams have a real shot at the NBA title. Almost every year, it's the team with the least injuries (usually the team with the deepest bench) who wins. Disclaimer -- I'm a HUGE Celtics fan -- lived in Boston 1983-1986. Bias' death set the Celtics back at least 10 years.

[@5555-f8l]

Sure injuries matter but was the lakers the one directly responsible for those injuries? Did they food poison the celtics? Did they send someone to break mchale's ankles? No, so while you can complain about what if's the reality is the record books say 5 titles magic and 3 titles bird

[@andybilakshow260]

@@5555-f8l interesting theory to say the least. Cocaine overdose. Maybe so maybe no...

[@mrho4speed]

There's a good reason Magic didn't like Bird early on in their careers, and most of it was because Bird was a better player than Magic and everybody knew it. Magic's MSU team was far better than the ISU team, Bird was the college player of the year with ease. Bird also was the rookie of the year over Magic - and won the MVP 3 straight years and was 2nd in MVP voting 2 or 3 years before that. The Lakers were favored to win over the Celts every time because Magic's team was better!

[@jeffkeenan5059]

As a Celtic fan I can honestly say Magic Johnson is the classiest player to ever play in the NBA

[@patriciaotoole5930]

Mr magic u r a nice gentleman

[@FavreianVengeance]

@MSHkr Agreed. Bias was so good - that I believe the C's would have 3 peated 86-88 with him and still had a great shot at going for 4 in 89 when Bird was out. And who knows, maybe Bird wouldn't have had to play all of those excessive minutes and been out in 89 anyways.....Furthermore, I agree that if Bias had been there in the 90s he'd definitely have taken Jordan down some pegs and that GOAT talk would not be.

[@5555-f8l]

That is a really idiotic thing to say, the reality was the lakers just had better picks, free agent signings than boston, so maybe the celtica management should have made better management decisions so that they might have won more titles

[@scottflipiak614]

@@5555-f8l Umm . . . . . The Big $$$ Guys Upstairs saw just how much They were $$Profiting$$Off$$ Mikie, that They had something to do with Lenn Bias's Death . . . . . Hmm . . . . ??!!! The Illuminati/Elites are Sick People . . . . . . $$$ & Power == GREED, and the WANT for more, Especially since it is So Easy attainable 🙏❤🙏

[@scottdore8391]

La slimes . Great article here

[@MSHkr]

@FavreianVengeance -- Actually, Len Bias was WAY better than Green or Thompson. Red Auerbach (who doesn't exaggerate) called him "Michael Jordan without the French pastry." In college - Taller and stronger than Michael Jordan - with the same quickness and range - and a FAR better rebounder - and a better defender. Would he have had the same career as Jordan as a pro. We'll never know. Now, imagine if Worthy or Magic had died on arrival. How would the Lakers have fared against the Celtics?

[@wildariley5805]

Larry Legend

[@Kristalaurene]

Larry was the best

[@quiggs111]

lakers chocked out twice when they were gonna get ass kicked 81 and 86

[@greenleaf9042]

9-3…we’re still 6 ahead. I BLEED GREEN!!!

[@thomasryan5736]

This is why people hate LA.

[@Sweeptheleg83]

Love Bird and Magic. There's something about Plaschke that has always bugged me. I don't care for the gentleman

[@scottburnham1121]

2-1, they played 84, 85, 87

[@zrx12gs650g]

Okay.. Enough talk about I don't like Larry! 😡

[@bravesnipz]

He guesses what 8+1=?

[@jojitsantamaria5002]

If they played in a yeam either celtics or lakers both will surpass Russels 11 rings.

[@cashascy2494]

Another reason not to like Los Angeles.

[@dazzle1545]

Platschke has an inferiority complex because all Boston teams have done better than LA ones

[@richardlindell9976]

Listen to Magic, Bird is the GOAT!

[@richardarsenault865]

When Magic became HIV positive all his L. A. friends ran away from him. Bird called him and asked if there was anything he could do for Ervin, not Magic. That cemented their friendship