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Magic Johnson and Larry Bird: A Courtship of Rivals Basketball PART 6 FINALE (REACTION) *EMOTIONAL!*
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Magic Johnson and Larry Bird: A Courtship of Rivals Basketball PART 6 FINALE! (REACTION) EMOTIONAL
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I know I talked a lot in this video but I had a lot to say lol
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There's a huge piece missing from this documentary.
The part that shows them becoming friends.
I've watched the documentary on my own a few times and I have read their book, _*When the Game Was Ours*_. Twice. Your commentary is what makes me tune in to watch with you and I'm sure it's the same for the rest of your followers. Plus it's always great to see the younger generation learning about my generation and enjoying it.
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You might want to watch or read about Kareem. He was as introverted as Larry and more intellectual than perhaps any man in the NBA. He grew up and with the emancipation era. His faith and personality kept him distant from a lot of the showtime shenanigans but his skills kept the Lakers in the playoffs for a decade.
One thing mentioned in the Bird ESPN doc is he told the Celtic GM he was retiring. GM said well think about it over the weekend. Bird knew exactly what he was saying and told the GM no I’m retiring now. Bird was due a $4 million bonus if on the roster in a few days. The GM wanted Bird to get the money and Bird said no. If he wasn’t playing he wasn’t taking money.
Good point
In the beginning, bird and magic also turn down Nike. Choosing American made converse instead. Leaving on the table and estimated $5 billion.
Nike purchased converse in 2021.
Bird and magic opted out,
Everything they did had honor and integrity!
@@jabreck1934 that is a great point. Money never influenced those two. The love of the competition.
Great story, I didn’t know this
@@seanmulligan3037 I believe it in the Bird ESPN Sports Century doc. It is on YT in full
People did get skinny & die back then … For a long time, people were very worried about getting HIV. It took awhile for it to be understood that you could only get HIV certain ways. And the images of people dying from it were prevalent and devastating. It was a very frightening new phenomenon and people who were infected were avoided.
Larry the poster child for Introverts vs Magic for the extroverts. !!!!
I will never tire of watching the story of their bond & friendship- those two run so deep!! 🥰
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Exactly. It was a scary time. That was 40 years ago, we didn't have the medical advancements that we have today.
Larry and Magic ended up with a beautiful friendship. Larry was there for Magic when most of his teammates didn't even call to check on him after they heard. That game the night Bird had talked to Magic and found out he had hiv was so emotional to watch Larry holding back his tears. Then he made that tribute pass and it was beautiful. No one had heard of anyone surviving hiv when Magic was diagnosed with it. Magic did a great deal to raise money and awareness for hiv research and education. He started doing that as soon as he made his retirement announcement.
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Larry stood by Magic-many “friends” did not.
Best story about Race, Competition, Friendship, Respect, and when you get right down to it, Love, that you would ever want to see in sports. Uplifting for anyone who knows the whole story. You did a great job hitting on the important stuff.
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If you REALLY want to see why Magic was wearing a Celtics jersey under his Lakers jacket you should watch the documentary / video about the night they held (Larry Birds retirement ceremony) in the Boston Garden. They had the ceremony on a night there wasnt even a game and they still packed the Boston Garden with people and standing up besides. After going through part of the ceremony they called magic to the spotlight and out of respect for Larry he had a Celtics jersey on under his Lakers jacket. It was indeed a moment, Magic gave Larry a Lakers jersey on which he wrote "To the greatest basketball player ever, but more important a friend forever" - and he also said "Larry, you said there will be another Larry Bird on day, but Larry there will never ever, EVER be another Larry Bird" - they hugged and shook hands and Magic looked like he was almost in tears. Again, it was a big big moment The Larry retirement ceremony video is a MUST SEE.
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Most of that is true, but your wrong about the Celtics shirt. As much as Magic respected Bird (and there's no question about that), respect is not the reason why he wore that jersey. Magic did not have the Laker's stuff on during the trip to the Boston Garden. He just had normal cloths on (Probably with a button-up dress shirt, with the intention of changing into the Lakers stuff for the ceremony once he got there. But in the dressing room he realized that he had not brought a shirt to wear under the jacket. So just being funny, and to give Magic shit, someone from Boston handed him a Celtics shirt. And obviously, not wanting to wear his jacket without a shirt underneath, Magic took it and put it on because he had no other option.
Being the fun loving guy Magic is, I'm sure he was in good spirits about it, but it wasn't a move he had planned out of respect. And again, we all know Magic respected, and still respects Larry tremendously, but that's just not the reason why he wore that Celtics shirt that day.
Those 2 are even more important than we give them credit. They show what true heart and grit can earn. It starts with respect, even as polar opposites on almost all attributes, they both had the heart of true warriors when the battle was on, and became brothers on a different level than most could ever understand.
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I just re-watched so that I could watch straight through. You did great and yes this documentary is fantastic. Gets you in the feels every time.
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The love and respect these two men share for each other is unreal. I think we all wish we could have a friendship like Magic and Larry! Great reaction! #BirdGang
Thanks!! #BirdGang
I knew you would get choked up. 1991 we just sat there in the garden and watched Larry hurt . it was like a long drawn out goodbye . My grandfather said it was heartbreaking for him and he was a state cop. That retirement ceremony was so emotional and awesome and and then out comes Magic! I think we were screaming on our feet for like 10 minutes! I'm really glad that you got to see a little bit of what it was like and that you asked the question about when Larry Bird had to say goodbye to the game. And that it was Larry and Myagic that saved the NBA.
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Bird's two ruptured Achilles had to have surgery in 1988. That was why he only played six games in the 88-89 season. He still played three years after that
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Terrific job with the series bro! The one disturbing thing I think about is how good of a team the Celtics would've been if Len Bias hadn't died so tragically. Bird, Parish, DJ, McHale, and Bias on the same team?? Wow....
Appreciate it!! But yeah so crazy what happened to Len Bias
Oh, absolutely, Magic was the biggest "testimonial" for what happened with HIV and how it can be contained. He was the first big name to get it and be completely open and public with it and that helped a lot with raising awareness and understanding of it. My dad, who didn't follow basketball at all, but was in the US in the late eighties, knew about Magic and what he did with HIV. He recently asked me if Magic was still around :P
Nice!!
Rock Hudson was a huge name but died.
@@kurtsherrick2066 But Rock got it many years earlier, when there really was no treatment for it, plus he was gay, so most people thought he deserved it.
@@juniorjohnson9509 Some folks don't have a good Spirit. I was shocked that he was gay. He played the ladies dream man. It unfortunate there was no treatment. But my point was Rock Hudson was a huge name. So happy Magic is still with us.
Great review! I’ve seen that interview with magic when Larry called him many times. I get choked up every time.
Glad I’m not alone lol
Same
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I'm not a big comment person, but I've been subscribed for a little while and I truly love your commentary and reactions. I love their friendship and enjoyed watching this documentary for the first time with you. Best of luck to your channel and career
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What a fantastic Doc, ty for the reaction my friend... 🍀🍀
Thank you for the support
I was chuckling when you said how Bird would react to the news on Magic. Now I gotta catch the show.
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Larry said he loved the game, said himself he lived ate and breathed it & loved the competition - that plus the old school work ethic he got from his dad and also providing for his family and his brothers sisters and mother etc as they all grew up poor.
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@10:00 it’s the competition and desire to win. Bird, Magic, Kobe, Jordan hated losing more than winning. It’s why they played the way they did. They played all phases of the game HARD and there was none of this BS of game management. I think I hate that almost as much as the rule changes favoring offense. 3x Bird played all 82 games. You played unless you were injured. That’s why people love those four so much.
Damn you did a great job!
Thanks a lot man.
If you're still gonna do full games, you really should do Bird's 60 point night against the Hawks. It wasn't just that he dropped in 60, it was the way he did it. Thanks again!
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@@HenDawgTV Thanks for the great entertainment!
Only one 3 pointer, 15/16 at the line, and no overtime needed to get to 60.... yup
@@alanela6761 You certain about the one 3-pointer?
@@paulsullivan1650 yes. I believe he was 1 for 3. The one in the trainer's lap didn't even count as an attempt because he was fouled before shooting
Edit-- looked it up.... 22/36, 15/16, 1/4 in 43 mins.
You are doing really well. I don't bother with a lot of reactors because they really don't understand the game that well or don't ask questions and learn about the social background these games were played in.
Both of these things are important. I know it boosts the algorithm when people comment so I am willing to give you some of my time commenting. I don't feel that way about a lot of reactors.
I really appreciate the support 💙 glad you enjoy the channel!
This is what sport should be, the court is a thing, outside another, recognize the greatness in your opponent cause you can be the best only if you beat the best.
This was Amazing! Thanks HenDawgz
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There was a lot going on when magic announced. A bunch of it was that there was still uncertainty about how it could be contracted through sweat or spit possibly. A lot of players didn’t want to be on the court with him. Karl Malone one of em. In fact he came back a few years after 92 when it was determined you couldn’t catch it that way but one game he got cut/scratched and was bleeding while he was playing and that was it because all eyes were on him and he felt it was too much of a distraction to play.
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Injuries changed everything. It changed the Celtics team too. 85 and 87 Celtics were banged up from having to go through the Eastern conference yr after yr. Bird at his peak was the better player between the two in my opinion. Post 88 he had to play differently in order to be effective. Bird almost got the scoring title that year just because he wanted too 30ppg with awesome stat line to go with it. Remember bird is the only dude literally that Michael Jordan never ever beat in the playoffs. Not once. No one else can say that. During MJ's 63-point game bird had almost a triple double 36 points 12 rebound 8 assists 1steal, 2 blocks @ 55% and the win. If Bird stayed healthy he would be into five or six rings easily. I even think that if bird was in LA or Houston and Magic was in Boston you would see the opposite result. Bird would have more because the West was always safer and easier for the Lakers. They Cruised through the Western conference. Magic even said the east was that much tougher.
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Appreciate the GREAT and INTELLIGENT reaction(s)! Keep em' coming! Much love and respect 🤙
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Ballin watchin this part. These two men are so adorable together. Seeing Magic cry & Larry cry was hard to watch and not cry myself. Two good men right there with an unbreakable bond. Wish I could say I had anything remotely similar in my life. 💜
Thank you for doing this reaction. It's the 2nd time I watched your "series", prob not the last time either 😊
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What I like about your reactions is I'd say 99 percent of basketball reaction videos are people who didn't play basketball. I feel people who have that baseline of knowledge of the sport can better appreciate whats going on. I haven't gotten the chance to check out winning time yet but I hope to once it's fully released so I can binge watch it. #respect
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Best basketball rivalry and best friendship ever. Bird and Magic saved basketball without a doubt. Wish it was that way today. Grew up with respect and love for Bird, Magic and Jordan. Best 3....just saying.
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You haven’t seen the 5 times Larry played hurt? Larry was just determination personified.
I had the same Achellis tendon surgery on both feet at 17; mine was caused by riding horses & forcing my heels down. Not fun recovering from that.
As far as the HIV, a lot of Magic’s friends & teammates shunned him. Larry was one of the few there for him.
1988 was Bird’s last elite year, but by 87 already he was slowed some by his back
He lost weight and got in the weights in 88. I thought he moved better in 88. After that downhill
@@HagFan87 yes, 88-89 was when he missed all but 6 games because of the 2 ruptured Achilles
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This is where the next thing to watch is ESPN SportsCentury Bird Documentary it’s on YT as well. A lot more detail.
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The clip you see of Magic wearing the Celtics jersey under his Laker warm ups is at Larry Bird's retirement ceremony at the Boston Garden. It's a great moment.
After Magic retired, I read a testimony by a diehard Celtic fan who hated him during his playing years. She said that when she watched how Magic handled himself during the press conference where he announced he was HIV positive, she was filled with respect for him and at that moment became a fan.
25-30 years I was in a bookstore when I saw Larry Bird's autobiography. I began reading the forward which started out, "when I was a player, there was only one man I feared. That was Larry Bird..." The forward was written by Magic.
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Awesome videos man. Loved this documentary and have seen it many times. It’s something you can watch over and over again. A lot of life lessons in this. You should check out Magics HOF enshrinement. Larry Bird inducts him and gives a pretty funny speech. Also Birds retirement HOF speech is incredible. He’s hilarious but the HOF being in Springfield Mass the fans chant Larry for 5 mins straight. It’s incredible.
Appreciate the support!!!
The Celtics went to four finals in a row and Bird won 3 MVPs in a row, and the East was a friggin nightmare every year they made it. Magic's performance in the 92 All Star game was LIT.
This documentary always brings me to tears every time, & I end up crying, like a little baby........I have so much respect for both Magic & Larry, and IMO, these 2 will always be the ones who saved Basketball, & will be the all over GOATS in my heart & soul💖💖💖
To answer your question at 35 I can tell you exactly what made him do that... he grew up struggling and it was ingrained in him that you have to work for what you get. His story is sad but he was gifted a work ethic we all should have. If you want it, earn it.
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Great reaction! I wish you could have been there at the Forum watching these two and other greats of the 80’s with us. Nothing better than 80’s basketball. Always a great feeling to watch this true love and friendship-I remember all the nasty stuff-you are correct, usually from ones supposedly closest to you. Thoroughly enjoyed watching you with this. Thanks.
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Phenomenal job!! Enjoyed all 6 parts
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Most people at that time had no idea how hurt Larry was, and it was injuries that the rest of us would never stand.
Larry just wanted to play basketball and win, no matter how bad the pain was. A pure competitor.
Sadly, I think also the tragic early death of Len Bias also contributed to Larry Bird not retiring sooner.
Yep. That was ‘86 draft? Celtics with Len Bias would’ve been amazing. Bird was planning on going to rookie camp to get a head start. What a damn shame. Somewhere I’ve still got an actual picture I took of TV screen on CNN where it showed Bias and his RIP screen with birth/death years. I was 16 at the time.
That’s why I don’t pay attention when people be like “Celtics only won 1 chip in 30 something years!” Like yea mf we had 2 future stars (Bias, Lewis) die at a really young age. It’s cool tho we gone get back to winning chips soon
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This is the best sports documentary I've ever seen, and your right about enemies. Magic was the first person anyone ever heard of that beat AIDS. Back in the 80's (I remember because I'm really old 🙁) if someone got it, it killed them....but AIDS didn't count on Magic, cause Magic doesn't lose.
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I don’t know of any two great men- or men in general- who have a more deep, real and everlong respect and love for one another. They couldn’t be more different, but at the same time- the same really. Similar family size, Midwest upbringing, love for their parents, /family and for basketball. Oh, and both had such a desire to compete at the highest level of the game they have been playing since they were kids. Amazing parallels between these two giants of the game. Touching.
It was great!!! Really emotional. 👍
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Because your in-depth knowledge about Bird was impressive to me, I decided to watch some more of your hoops videos. I'll give you a bit of info that you may not have known about regarding Bird's back. When his back was a chronic problem, for a couple seasons Larry would finish the game, then go back to his home in Brookline (or if on the road, at his hotel room) and get into a full body cast for many hours just to try and minimize the pain. Then when he had to go to practice or another game, he would get ready, then repeat the agonizing process again.
So shortly after Bird retired in 1992, one day he took that full-body cast and brought it out to the woods near his home in French Lick, Indiana, and using a shotgun, blew the cast to bits.
Magic wouldn't join the dream team if bird didn't join
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I really appreciate the way you break things down. I appreciate your honesty and fairness. You seem knowledgeable and have overall talent for doing good solid reaction videos. So I have decided to subscribe and I'm going to join cuz you need more subscribers and it takes money so I'm going to help you there too today so keep doing what you're doing you're doing well. There's quite a few people who try to react but you and one other person are two of best I've seen so far so keep at it.
I really appreciate this!! Thanks for watching and I’m happy you enjoy my videos!! 💯💯
Great Stuff by the way. Watching finale right now.
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What kept Larry bird playing in pain Was watching his dad going to work With his broken foot 'And he inherit a good work ethic
There's a great clip of Jamal Mashburn talking about his first experience meeting and playing against Bird when he was part of the college select team that they put together to scrimmage against the Dream Team in '92. Even though he had that bad back and was at the end of his NBA career, Bird was still not to be messed with! th-cam.com/video/io7sthOGGaU/w-d-xo.html
That's a good story. I'd never seen it. Thanks.
The best way to really get into depth about their lives and rivalry is to read the book "When the game was ours". Great video and reaction my man!
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They became friends after that converse commercial. Real friends. They're closer than most realize.
You had some great comments and insights, Dawg. I've watched this series on my own several times and you can't help but wish that everyone could relate to each other the way that these two men did. Get past your differences and focus on the positives and the commonality of being a feeling, caring human being - one of God's children.
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This video (6 parts) is the best NBA "reaction to" i have ever seen 🙏🔥🙏
No, it wasn't that we didn't know. People were dying back then on a very regular basis. I was a model in New York in the early '80s and one of the reasons I retired is I couldn't stand to lose so many men that were great friends of mine. So many people in the fashion world.
Today we have the medications that allow you to live. You've grown up in a world where there was treatment for HIV.. but I remember very well when so many men died
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Having these medical treatment options doesn’t mean there are not side effects and/or set backs. For the most part if you are HIV positive you can live. It probably means you can’t play sports at an elite level. A friend of mine who has been HIV positive for 15 years now hasn’t been able to drive. One of the side effects of his blocker meds is epilepsy. The epilepsy is controllable but he cannot change his meds without risking his virus load.
Great reaction video. Mad respect for Larry and Magic. I personally have Magic, Larry and MJ tied for GOAT and nothing will ever change that. I grew up watching Bird and Magic, and when Jordan came on the scene. The game isn't the same anymore, and I don't watch Basketball since ....but Georgia Bulldogs....I'm all in. 😂
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Kiddo, back then people got skinny & died. It was a horrible, horrible nightmare for all of us who lived through that time and lost so many loved ones.
Bird is the greatest example to me of heart. I'd like to know of a comparable story. Crazy he was getting back alignment solely for 4 hours, enough to play a game, and back to excruciating pain until the next alignment.
The parallel with Magic contracting HIV is something. Two greats cut short and both due to their own social being, one wants to be a bricklayer and the other wants to lay brick! Doh! ;D that just came to me!. Peace HenDawgz
Larry actually said once that he should've and probably would've retired in '88 if Len Bias hadn't died of a drug overdose 2 days after the Celtics drafted him. Bird thought the team was getting a possible generational talent who could step into his shoes and lead the team on from there. But when Len passed, Larry felt he couldn't abandon the team.
Big up #CoachHendawgz. Growing up in the AIDS Era, people really thought you could get it from sweat, kissing and even sharing a drink. So much under informed people, it took years to really educate the world. The information technology traveled at the speed of print. Love the miniseries brethren, #MagicalBirdgang.
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Thing about HIV back then is even in ‘91 it was still thought of as IV drug user or gay disease. I was in college in ‘91 and we watched press conference in the dorm study hall. Remember no internet back then. I thought he was gonna retire cause his knees or something and then he announced. It was hard to believe. And the images of aids patients back then is exactly what Arsenio described: over time get sicker, lose weight, and pass away.
Yeah. I just wrote basically the same thing & the comment went bye bye 🤷♀️
Also, there really was no meds then like there are now. I don’t know if Magic invested money into HIV treatments or not, but he was basically the first person to not literally waste away & die from it…
Truer words in haters and behind closed doors. Now you see the three biggest stars in Bird, Magic, and Jordan all had a reason to dislike Isiah and why he wasn’t on the Olympic team. If a player got it today, they’d definitely be able to play.
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What drove him to continue to play even when he had all of these injuries? He’s been asked that numerous times and even other questions he’s been asked and I think the answer is always ‘the competition’. It was a driving force in Larry Bird; almost like an addiction and I think it probably still is to this day.
You have done a great job on this.
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I am 59 and grew up during the time period, I believe Bird never gave up because he wanted his dad to be proud of him.
He said he felt obligated to the organization to keep playing. He had a contract and wanted to finish it out. Otherwise, he would have retired much earlier.
If I’m not mistaken, LB injured his back the summer after the 85-86 season… after they beat Houston in the Finals
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Nope it was in the off season in 1985 and his back continued to worsen.
@@catherinelynnfraser2001 ooooh… thank you for that. Odd that we would remember it all lol. Good pick up, though!
@@iambecomepaul odd and because we were that old!
This is the greatest sport documentary ever!
I don’t think you talk too much. If I weren’t interested in your reactions, I would just watch the original video on TH-cam, which I have already done, by the way. I tune you in to hear what you think. It feels almost like we’re having a conversation about something we’re both interested in.
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Facts
The world almost lost Irving to Magic.
Irving is a good man. He's a faithful, small town guy.
Magic was just that...magical!
Magic is THE reason we understand that HIV can be controlled. Believe it or not, the relationship between Bird and Magic became absolutely unbreakable when Larry went to spend time with Irving After he found out he had HIV.
Back then, HIV was a death sentence. We'd just lost Freddie Mercury to aids.
This is at a time where during the Olympics, an entire Olympic-sized pool was drained and scrubbed down with bleach because of a terrible accident caused an Olympic diver who had HIV, to bleed into it.
People were SCARED of aids. Anyone that had it became untouchable, as far as anyone knew.
Back then comma it wasn't ignorance on the topic comma AIDS was a relatively new disease.
People literally got skinny and died in roughly three to five years and were given nine years at the most.
Also, it was predominate amongst homosexuals. It never crossed anyone's mind that if a man got AIDS, it was possible that he had gotten it from a woman. Nobody had ever heard such a thing before.
Bird and Irving showed us that all the hyperbole wasn't true.
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Everyone can say what they want about Larry Bird, but he’s the guy you want on your side when the chips are down!
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kudos to admitting to your pre-emptive mistake! You da man HenDawgz!
Something that you need to understand, there wasn't just little information on HIV back then. One of the things that was just plain true then was that an HIV infection *was* a death sentence. The first drug was only approved in 1986 (+and honestly wasn't all that good by itself). HIV would inevitably turn into AIDS and nearly any disease could/would then kill you. Magic retired in 1992, and several other celebrities had already succumbed to it by then - probably most notably the world news that was Freddy Mercury's death in November 1991.
Magic chose to retire (though there was a LOT of pressure on him to) but as you could probably make out from the documentary, he regretted doing so, possibly more so after Barcelona. He toured the world with all-star teams made up of former college/NBA players for a while, and even returned for a brief stint with the Lakers in 1996.
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Freddy didn’t admit he had AIDS.
@@catherinelynnfraser2001 He announced the diagnosis the day before he died. The establishment of the Mercury Phoenix Trust and the Tribute Concert were both in April 1992.
As a 44 year old that lived through this era, In my humble opinion on the question of who saved the NBA. I feel Larry and Magic where a BIG piece, but it was a puzzle. In the early and mid 80's as ESPN grew and The Big East grew. College basketball and The NCAA where much bigger then the NBA. It was a different time the top HS players went to college and stayed 3 or 4 years. People didnt have 400 channels and 45 games where not on a night. On Saturday afternoon when CBS would have a college game, it was a big deal and must see. Magic and Larry, in my opinion got The NBA on very solid foundation, The success of the NCAA at the time set a system where stars where already made in college. The next wave of stars is what elevated The NBA, clearly Jordan was out front, but Ewing, Wilkins, Barkley, Stockton, Malone. The rise of the NBA from 79(Magic vs Bird in NCAA) to 98(Jordans last Title) will never be seen again.
Side note in regards to the Lakers, yes I know James Worthy was great and is a HOF, but The Lakers drafted Worthy of Domique Wilkins. Imagine Dominique in that Showtime offense with Magic.
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Also when you’re an athlete, which of course you are, and no matter if your athletic career ended in HS, College, or all the way in the pros it’s the competition and being around the guys even if it’s just HS practices and bus rides. You miss it whether it was basketball or track or anything else. @HenDawgz keep yourself in shape! Don’t ever let yourself go because trying to get back is hard as hell.
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I was 13 in a hospital bed watching the national championship basketball game man that was the greatest game I ever saw and that started the resurgence of the NBA it was and I was a doctor Jay fan and I wanted to 76ers to win all the champions but we didn't have a good enough team to win it until Moses got there
Basketball was his life and he loved playing the game
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Magic was a couple months shy of 32 years old at the end of the 90-91 season, which was the last season he played before he attempted to make a comeback in the 95-96 season, which only lasted 32 games for magic...
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beautiful story beautiful great reaction!!!
I think if a star player had HIV today, because of what has been learned, that player would be able to keep playing. To help put into perspective Bird's desire to compete and his love of the game = this is from Peter May's book titled "The Big Three" pages 266-267 from Bird himself = "A lot of games I played where I couldn't feel my feet.I knew it was stupid, but I had to do it. I knew I did not have many years left and I had to try and push through it. It's tough. You're laying on the floor for 8 days at a time. And not even moving. Eating all your meals on the floor like a dog. You look back, sure it's stupid. But at the time I'm glad I did it, because I wanted to play basketball." Wow, I think that is incredible!!!!
That’s why Bird is one of the Goats!!!
Are you kidding they won't even let players with this bullshit scam covid play and the NBA has now sold out to commie's and spit on our flag and country go woke go broke haven't watched this crap in four years now fuck them
You see in some of the clips of Larry Bird (and others) playing with blood on his jersey. You don't see that now. Player gets popped in the nose or a scraped knee, bleeds a little, everything stops. It gets cleaned off the floor. The player goes to the locker room to get it stopped and get a fresh shirt. No one plays with blood. That's because of Magic Johnson. Those were the things that had to change to allow him to play in the Olympics and they are still the standard. Changed overnight.
Bird's the Dog I was sad to see crumbling in front of us. Still doing it but knowing he might not be able to do it much longer. My dad happened to see him in LA against the Clippers ;)! (not sure if they were at The Forum yet - Clippers started their LA expansion from San Diego, previously Buffalo Braves if I'm not mistaken!) in Bird's last year. Saw him grab 16 boards just on positioning and leverage. :D
He was about 30 when he was diagnosed :)
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For the next few years of Magic's recovery, people were still dying of HIV to the point that I saw a comic make a joke, at some point, that Magic was taking the special stuff that wasn't made available to the public - prolly true, bc of how healthy (and big!) Magic was getting ...) It seemed almost a fact, HIV was a death sentence at the time and that's why Bird was so shook while comparing it to his father's death. It was a fact..until Magic.. another blessing in the story :)
You can't imagine how excruciatingly painful a "bad back" (deteriorating spine, compression of nerve roots) is. And it's never cured. It just keeps getting worse & worse.
Hey HenDawgz, at 29:37, your video goes to some other music and cuts the video audio completely (for about 20 sec). just an FYI - unless that's about copyrights.. ;)
Best sports Documentary of all time in my opinion
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Thank you for a good Friday night
Thank you for watching!!
@@HenDawgTV Bird reactions are my enjoyable Friday evenings lol. I have been watching ya for a bit so keep up the good content.
I'm kinda surprised you were surprised Earvin was wearing that Celtics t-shirt; when you think you might die- & it was a death sentence back then- & your greatest rival turns out to be your greatest friend while other 'friends' are shunning, attacking you; who cares about a game? That's why he wore that Celtics t-shirt & gave him a signed Laker's jersey with those carefully chosen words.
Good point that’s true for sure
Pride and what he saw with his dad!! That’s insane!!!!
What happened between Magic and Isiah was mainly because of ignorance from the latter. People just didn't know any better back then. AIDS was known as the gays' illness, so whoever got it, must've been in the closet and would wither away and die shortly after. That's how it was seen back then. That was another reason on why Magic retired, it just wasn't clear wether playing with someone who had it, coming into contact with their sweat, brought the risk of infection.
They did make up eventually, though, and they have a beautiful 1-on-1 interview where they talk it out.
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Anyone who becomes infected with HIV still does have to take really good care of themself, so I think playing in the NBA would just be too strenuous. It’s not just the play and practice, but the traveling and lack of sleep on the road, etc. A game here and there might be ok, but not full time, even with modern medicines.
That’s true
Your doing good keep up the good work
Thank you!!
You blame Dr Buss?? Nobody twisted Magics arm. And even if Magic hadn’t gone to the Playboy mansion, the women were swarming him anyway, and Dr Buss wasn’t around. So put the blame where it belongs!! Squarely at Magic’s own feet!
‘I blame Dr. Buss’ spot on. Same thing I said when this originally happened, Earvin wasn’t raised that way, Dr. Buss was a horrible influence!
I think even today a person with HIV is a risk in a sports arena bcuz athletes do get scraped up or banged up & bleed…or sweat. And even though meds can help keep the viral load under control better than they used to, you never know at what point your body might not react to the meds like it used to due to other unknown stressors….& in those types of situations you have to think of the whole team not just the infected individual.
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You've never had a back injury. It's immobilizing, exhausting and horrifically painful.
If u ever watch the announcement.About magic coming out to the world with his diagnosis.David stern says something to the affect of because he chose to come out with it.Almost as If there were other players in the league that were positive but didn't come out
Bird played his entire career injured and hurting. Just imagine how good he would have been without this
Larry Joe Bird was not a quitter, he lived & breathed basketball like NO other.
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