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The rivalry between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson sent the NBA into a new
Michael Jordan hadn’t entered The Association.
Major League Baseball was still America’s most popular sport.
The NFL was on the rise.
Then there was the fact that the NBA was desperate for increased TV ratings and fan relevance.
I’m the forgotten NBA star who was better than Michael Jordan before fading into obscurity
The 2008 Boston Celtics beat Kobe’s Lakers in NBA Finals then had a big falling out
Enter Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, Bird and a fierce Los Angeles Lakers vs Celtics rivalry that still inspires passion 40 years later.
“The trophies and the rings and all that didn’t matter. It was all about beating the Lakers and beating Earvin,” Bird said. “That’s all that mattered.”
Johnson’s Lakers won it all against Philadelphia in 1982, then fell to Moses Malone, Julius Erving and the 76ers in the Finals a year later.
In 1984, the NBA’s first big stage was set.