Larry Bird
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Larry Joe Bird is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association. Nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick" and "Larry Legend", Bird is wide
Bird in 2004
Bird warming up for Indiana State c. 1976–77
Bird recorded 14 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists in his NBA debut against the Houston Rockets on October 12, 1979.
Bird in a game against the Washington Bullets
Magic Johnson
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Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. He is widely regarded as the greatest point guard of all time and one of the greatest basketball player
Larry Bird
…the 1978–79 season. He led Indiana State to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the national championship, where they faced Michigan State and Magic Johnson, a match-up which launched a career-long rivalry between the two players. Bird entered the NBA for the 1979–80 season, where he made an immediate impact…
Johnson in 2022
Johnson's #33 was retired by Michigan State University in 1989
Johnson (left) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with the Los Angeles Lakers, 1980
Johnson with the Los Angeles Lakers c. 1987