MAGIC JOHNSON VS LARRY BIRD: A COURTSHIP OF RIVALS PART 3 VIDEO REACTION

[@maxxdahl6062]

On Indiana Glory, Isiah told Larry that that press conference that Larry saved his and Rodman's careers right there and did them a HUGE solid.

[@missblondie2393]

And we all know Larry had no agenda he spoke the truth

[@jannachtsheim5989]

I was fortunate to see Larry play 8 times....6 regular season and 2 playoff. Watching Larry play was a event and a experience that you will never forget! I have gone to many games (including games today) but never had that feeling since. Larry is the Legend!!!!!

[@maxxdahl6062]

I want to go to the larry legend museum back in his and my home state of indiana, that would be awesome.

[@missblondie2393]

I wish I could have been at a live game to watch Larry You have many incredible memories of having seen the best (Larry) playing against a league of greats

[@jannachtsheim5989]

I was lucky to have a dad who loved the celtics. We once drove from florida to boston to see a game. I was a very lucky to have sports lovers in my family.

[@kingbenjamin22]

1992 Dream Team documentary is fantastic. I think you're going to be very impressed by John Stockton when you check out his career.

[@timflint3408]

I’d love to watch a reaction to this documentary. It’s excellent

[@irishgrl]

@2:56 Good old Danny 😂 He’s a scrappy so & so! I love him 😍

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

Yeah, Ainge was scrappy.

[@missblondie2393]

Oh I can't wait for Part IV It's wonderful watching this incredible Documentary with you. You give all your attention to the content and don't just talk to talk. Your authentic views keep me engaged. I've watched this once or twice or 7 times 😅 however your analogies are bringing out a new way of looking at it Another Reaction which I think you'll love as well as your subscribers is Bird & Magic on The David Letterman Show It really showcases Larry's dry humor and the tight bond these two men share

[@jeffreyharris1932]

The Letterman interview is a great watch

[@michaelcoffey1991]

@Jameen it is fun to see you get your bball phd covering two of the top 5

[@timflint3408]

Goat comment

[@irishgrl]

LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE TRUE GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️

[@srich55]

Absolutely! 😁🥰

[@johndavids4780]

I am an Ohio boy. I watched Lebron in H.S. I watch him today. But I remember the 70s and 80s when the game evolved to its highest level. It was tough physical play. Lebron has never had to play in those conditions. Maybe he would thrive. Maybe. The game has devolved with the rules protecting players from any kind of altercation and real strategy. The game today is soft and dumbed down. I am 75. I watched the game as it became lesser and lesser. For me it is Bird, Magic and Jordan so close but different. Put those three on a team in their prime along with two other competent players and they would totally rule this please don't touch me league. I don't think they would lose a game. Today's NBA is almost unwatchable. No personality. No Toughness. No strategic play.

[@cliffniiranen1044]

Correct, I watch old games and reactions. Will not watch the sissy league.😢

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

I agree with you completely! For me today's basketball is unwatchable ....I can't watch it.... its boring! LOL.

[@danimalplanet7931]

25:33 Haha you'll be happy to know the interviewer called him out, said exactly what you did: "Was that their fantasy or yours??"

[@toddfrank3344]

I really can't stand Arsenio Hall. No, the press wasn't biased towards Bird. They actually didn't want Bird to be the face of the NBA. He just got so good by the mid 80s that they had no choice.

[@irishgrl]

I’m with you. Arsenio is a putz.

[@brendanmoul5913]

Arsenio and Magic were best friends at the time. I think him and Magic's relationship has always been closer than him & Eddie Murphy ever was. Him and Eddie were close too.

[@brendanmoul5913]

He had one of the Greatest talk-shows of all time too. I still remember the episode that he was interviewing KRS-ONE (which was unheard of back then) and Eazy E walked out from backstage in a robe and slippers. At the time... The ONLY rappers you would see on talk-shows were MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice. The Arsenio Hall Show was a great show.

[@brendanmoul5913]

Larry Bird 33☘️❤️

[@timflint3408]

@@brendanmoul5913true but arsenio is one of the worst interviewers ever

[@curtisduncanmusic7645]

Man, I so appreciate the way you're handling this documentary. Your reaction is spot on.

[@bbox5938]

Thank you Jameen OD, looking forward to Part 4. Lovin it!

[@TheBeatenPaths]

Every NBA fan should own either a Johnson or Bird jersey, hat, tshirt or poster. Something!

[@maxxdahl6062]

As a hoosier. I want a Bird Indiana State jersey.

[@missblondie2393]

In the 80s my brother's walls in his room were covered with posters of Larry He had all his Jerseys #33 is our Lucky number I'll always remember how annoying he was playing his Nerf basketball game pretending his was Bird and announcing every play....our rooms were next to each other 😅

[@ScottCQuick-cz8lk]

you're doing a great job of listening and analyzing what you're hearing and seeing, and coming to solid conclusions that so many other reviewers miss. i appreciate the intelligence and curiosity you're bringing to the table to learn about the history of the sport you love. here's a thought i'd love you to consider ... these two players marked the end of the beginning AND the beginning of the end. they were treated on the court by the refs, for most of their careers, like any other player. but they started the era of star players getting star / preferential treatment from the refs, who now seem to work overtime to "protect" the league's marquee players.

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

I have seen a talk between Larry, Isiah and Reggie Miller. During it, Isiah said that Larry had basically saved his career by going and saying what he did. Larry replied that he just said the truth. Because that is what mattered. Isiah did have a little problem though with Larry replacing him with a different coach with the Pacers many years later. Larry replied that he had just did what he thought was best. It was an interesting conversation. Its on KZbin "Basketball Stories: Indiana Glory with Larry Bird, Reggie Miller, and Isiah Thomas | NBA on TNT" if anyone is interested. They enjoyed themselves.

[@missblondie2393]

Thank you I'm going to go look for it I'm very interested to watch it

[@irishgrl]

@23:04 I agree. Larry did more with less, and to my mind is the superior individual player. Magic always benefited by having better teams. That’s not to say Magic isn’t great, he is. But Larry is ever so slightly better

[@LadyShar]

Not many people know this, but in 87, when Bird missed that shot, he was playing with a broken right hand. He had got in a bar fight the night before, and they kept it quiet until the next year.

[@WendsH]

I was looking for this comment before I made it myself! I thought he'd damaged his elbow in that bar fight as well. Still, broken right hand did muck with his aim considerably. (I was grateful for it because I lived in SoCal and was a Lakers Fan lol - Bird's still one of my GOATs no matter how much I loathed him for all the trouble he gave my team, though!)

[@heathertownsend949]

You hit us with the “Craig” oh I’m crying!!!!!! I almost fell off the bed I was laughing so hard. It came from nowhere but DEAD ON!!!!! Thanks for being honest and amazing. I am DYING FOR THE DREAM TEAM ONE NOW CAUSE I CANT HAVE STITCHES OR IM GOING TO RIP THEM OUT 😂😂😂 JUST WAIT!!!!

[@srich55]

🤣😂🤣 Dont do that!

[@howdoicancel6760]

Rodman is so salty for all the times Bird embarrassed him on the court !

[@castorpollux5972]

Isaiah Thomas aka Zeke's side of the story and what he said in that press conference is in the Bad Boys documentary. You should definitely react to that after you do the Dream Team. 💪🏿

[@MrAitraining]

To Bird's credit, he never gave shIt to Isiah after those comments and the yrs after.

[@SharonBird-b9f]

Jameen you made me realize there’s many goats 🐐 and I realize you are right ty for that ❤

[@eddiehaskell1957]

I'm impressed with your common sense , along with your knowledge of the game.

[@ldybozz]

24:34 the shhtt ppl say😂😂😂 so hilarious yet sooooo wrong.

[@kathieovercash8414]

I absolutely love your channel. I look forward to what you say as much as what the videos say. Great reactor! Keep up the good work.

[@warrenhughes911]

Yessir..lets go.. Great reaction again..

[@kevincallahan5680]

I think someone should bring up the fact that when Rodman was a rookie bird made fun of him telling the coach of Detroit that he should put someone else on him he was killing this guy . Bird even made fun of him in the playoffs yelling I over here rook

[@TheBeatenPaths]

He already saw that video I think.

[@Mainegirl79]

When Magic made that hook shot Mchale was covering him and what they didn't say was that Magic got by Mchale because he couldn't go left. He was playing with a broken foot. The Celtics were wounded warriors. Ainge had hip problems. Parish had badly sprained ankle. Larry had hurt his back. In 85 building the driveway to his mom's house. He hired his brother to do it and he didn't show. What they didn't know at the time was that Larry had a congenital condition that made him have a narrow nerve canal in his back. They will go into this more in the next part. In 1989 he had double Achilles surgery where they detached both Achilles removed bone spurs and reattached them. Then in 1991 he broke his back in practice and ended up having a piece of disk removed to relieve the nerve pain. He still came back and played Jordan. I watched Larry play and also read his books. I wish you would take the time to watch the video called 4 crazy stories that prove Larry Bird is the toughest nba player. Great react and can't wait to see to see part 4!❤

[@heavin6586]

Ive really enjoyed watching this with you and hearing your opinion and analysis.... Please, dont stop but, take a minute to check out his injury videos. They go on to talk about much more than you've already heard. They aren't too long, you could do them together maybe 5 Times Larry played with injury but refused to quit 4 Crazy Stories that prove Larry Bird was the toughest to ever play in the NBA

[@cliffniiranen1044]

Yes, you are right.

[@danielandersson7485]

15:45 - Isiah said he ment to draw some attention & animosity from rookie rodman Magis's allround enough to play 5 positions during a playoff in his first season, dude he's a rookie pointguard, grabbing 16 rebounds playing center..

[@UncleCharlie111x2]

The game was so physical back then way different!

[@yomommaahotoo264]

Kudos Melo

[@stephenreiner1523]

Larry was the truth and he could walk into any black neighborhood in America. No question.

[@9Ballr]

At the press conference with Bird in '87 Isiah Thomas basically just tried to say that he was joking and that he's not a racist. He didn't own up to misspeaking about Bird, and it didn't go over well.

[@rashadwalker8218]

Longtime detroiter and pistons fan here please do the bad boys doc

[@JameenODHipHopNews]

Oh I am definitely doing that one!

[@FUBAR1986]

This makes me wanna go back to that time in basketball….. three-point shot didn’t destroy today’s game that no defense rules did… and if the league and players union truly cared about the health of the players, they would demand less games in a season..

[@mikewatts867]

The 3 was used purposefully, it was a dagger when needed, it wasn't the shot you assumed every guy was going to take every single time they have the ball in their hands. I don't know how we regain that aspect of the game without some major rule changes.

[@Klojum]

This is a great documentary, my only 'complaint' is that most pauses are mid-sentence during the narration, and then not rewound a couple of seconds after the pause. People lose the context of what was said at that moment. Just my $0.02c. Hope you'll still do the Letterman interview with Larry and Magic.

[@JameenODHipHopNews]

My apologies. I will do better!! Thank you. Someone told me this & I totally forgot.

[@MrAitraining]

Since you mentioned it, isiah just dug a deeper whole for himself at that press conference. He even read the dictionary definition of the word racist outloud as his defense. Pretty cringe.

[@dianewilson7415]

Yes, Magic and Bird took the NBA to its peak, and Michael Jordan rode the shockwave. Makes a good story, but that's not all. Basketball is a team sport. Magic and Bird had great teams and great coaches to back them up, to bring out the best in each player. Jordan never beat Bird, so the story goes, but the reality is that Jordan never beat Bird's Celtics. Jordan didn't become a champion until he had Scottie Pippin and the rest of the 90s Bulls backing him up. And those teams do matter. Five (at least) Hall of Fame players on the 80s Lakers. Five Hall of Famers on the 80s Celtics. Both teams had great benches that pushed the starters every day in practice. Hall of Fame coaches. Those are the unsung heroes of Magic versus Bird.

[@howdoicancel6760]

Magic was mother Bird’s favorite player ….

[@judyhuurman1237]

Larry jacked his back up by building a gravel drive way at the house himself.

[@borisdodgingbullets]

Magic was not a scorer. He never tried to be. He was THE pure PG. Dude averaged 11.2 dimes per game for his career. Throw in 19.5 points and 7 boards for balance.

[@srich55]

Rodman was from the projects and had never had a white guy serve him on the court! lol Thomas backed Rodman cuz he was the Capt of the team. Bird was the one that saved both their rears! If it hadn't been for the way that Bird dealt with it......their careers might have been over.

[@snowflakehunter]

One thing that needs to be realized is that basketball was created by a white man. The game was invented by Springfield College instructor and graduate student James Naismith in 1891, and has grown into the worldwide athletic phenomenon we know it to be today. Springfield College students continue to be innovators and leaders in their fields. It was crazy because of a severe winter weather event that did not allow the students to go outside to participate in sports. There was a time that basketball was predominantly white. But as always the Wheels of Time can change things.

[@iambecomepaul]

Sport before product! The modern NBA is holding on too closely, and THAT for commercial reasons. You want to revive the professional game? Suppress the money fetish for a minute. Play basketball! Play it with passion… not the record books.

[@JameenODHipHopNews]

I agree. The game is missing that passion, that fire. The players of past played for respect, to win. Not just for money & fame

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

There's no incentive for today's players to get any better at the game! They are giving Millions of dollars upfront... instead of making these players earn it!

[@Blazekickz]

if you like Larry's humor, watch Magic and Bird's interview with David Letterman. Short but enjoyable and funny.

[@srich55]

Bird took & made that kind of shot all the time! lol To this day.... I still can't believe he missed! The lakers got lucky that day!

[@SharonBird-b9f]

They were mad because Larry Legend better torched them 🐐

[@tonytony5380]

If you want a good laugh check out the commercials bird did with Jordan Theres a video of all of them

[@maryday8465]

Arsenic hall🎉😂😂😂

[@heathertownsend949]

My thoughts period is we all bled red

[@mariolevasseur731]

Isaiah Thomas said it because he was supporting his teammate

[@julianwilcox399]

Little fact that gets overlooked. Magics Baby skyhook in the last few seconds should not have even happened. When the second free throw was missed it clearly went out of bounds off a Lakers hand. Should have been Celtics Ball. Celtic win the Game and The Championship and its 4-4 between Bird and Magic instead of 5-3. One poor officials call changed history in a big way

[@mikewatts867]

Magic was my guy back in the day, but man he really was stretching to justify things back then. In more recent years, he's become much more authentic and truthful, but some of the things he said about that time period are cringy. Yeah maybe he did need to have that personna and side of him to achieve what he did, just like Larry needed to be guarded and private to achieve what he did.

[@soramirez5473]

actually on OFFENSE as an ISO scorer yea Melo was VERY similar to Bird, GREAT observation.. they could both post low and high, face up and drive, step back for jumpers, 3 pointers, catch and shoot.. Melo just wasnt AS GOOD.. More athletic i guess, but not as good as bird was. Plus melo didnt MOVE without the ball like Bird did, he didnt PASS OR REBOUND like bird did which is sad cuz Melo was a good rebounder and passer, he just wasnt interested int those things, especially on the Knicks (im an ex knicks fan sadly) and he certainly wasnt interested in defense. that game he score 70, he had like ZERO stats in EVERY other category except turnovers. AND the Knicks lost that game.

[@JESSES_CURIOUSLY_CURIOUS]

Bitter arsenio sounds like the theif getting arrested blaming color

[@soramirez5473]

Magic wasnt an all around SCORER, he posted and drove, and could spot up.. but as a PLAYER he was as all around as you can get.. double double for his CAREER (19 points and 11 assists) and ONLY Bigs are double double guys with points and rebounds (Stockton was a double double guy with assists too and points) Jordan and Lebron are NOT double double guys.. Magic ALSO averaged 7.5 rebounds for his career as well as 1.9 steals per game. He shot 54% from the floor (again he was a great post player as a 6'9 point guard).. and yea he was a lethal passer from the post as well, not only in transition.. He wasnt a great shooter, and his defense could be sus..

[@nonsuch]

They don't have to protect the players today. For every 1 that gets hurt, 1000 are waiting to slide on in that are just as, if not more, talented. We all know someone who would be amazing in the NBA but, for one reason or another, didn't go down that path or wasn't made that easy for them. Bring the competitiveness back to the NBA! It might be the only chance it has to survive. I don't enjoy the love fest that goes on now, nor do I enjoy watching guys take 100 3pt shots a game. Get back in the paint, take some chances. God forbid you see a player attempt a skyhook today.

[@borisdodgingbullets]

Isiah has always been a punk! I was a teenage hooper when Bird and Magic were going at it. The brothas hated Bird! Guys, like Dr. J, went at him, physically. Dude never backed down! Ever! Btw, they did the same thing to MJ out of jealousy for how much attention he got, immediately. Isiah’s punk ass led that!

[@iambecomepaul]

I’ve BEEN to that court. lol. Larry wasn’t there though. 🙂

[@1Thomkro]

As far as i know zeke said it was said as an ironic joke. Pretty sure larry believes that - but thats just what i saw or read somewhere years ago so aint certain I look at every interview ive seen where zeke talk about larry and I believe him for sure cos he talks larry up to heaven although i think some of dat is cos he cant have MJ as the goat looool

[@slimpickins2371]

Arsenic Hall is full of it. Guy hasn't a clue

[@FirstHumanOfficialChannel2024]

Lebron should NOT be in your top 5................................NO ONE that is that poor of a shooter outside 6 feet should be in anyones top 5. IMHO

[@BruceJohnson-om5kl]

Stop with what you think, why not know? We depended on Newspapers back in the 80s now this Generation grew up on the internet. Google. Magic Johnson had a all around game, his stats proved that. Your letting your biases of one play and your idolization of the other seem to stop you from research. And this isn’t me calling you ignorant but this is behavior of many. Just like your watching this documentary and learning, don’t stop continuing and not just the ones you like.

[@smithsteve-s1e]

I do think as a whole players are a lot better

[@irishgrl]

@14:26 Stupidest thing Isiah ever said!

[@lorenzsabbaer7725]

i think this is the true nature why bird, magic and jordan nor pippen wanted isiah on the dream team! cause he always made it cringe.

[@BruceJohnson-om5kl]

Isiah did what he was doing before the press conference, Apologize. These are professionals and The NBA is a Job which also has Bosses. Go back all the News ads leading up to it was only Thomas Apologizing for his statement.

[@newtonfinn164]

Today's athletes are too good, too big for the game. Raise the basket to 12 feet and add 6 feet to the 3-point line. Then things will again get interesting.

[@MoscoPortfolio]

watch more of magic. your assessment of him is extremely flawed. he has an awesome midrange and later on more comfortable with the 3

[@brendanmoul5913]

Isaiah said, years after this statement was quoted that... "If you put Magic, Jordan, Myself, and Larry Bird in a room together... At the end of the day, it'll probably be Larry that walks out of that room." Rodman retracted his statement as well.