The Greatest Rivalry in Sports History (Magic vs Bird)

The greatest rivalry in the history of sports....Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Larry Bird...They not only redefined the game for the modern television era but did so while unwittingly shouldering much of the country’s racial baggage...In doing so, they capped a period of basketball’s development and stamped their personalities on a decade. By the time they were done, the game was speeding on from where they’d brought it.
They were a bridge between the old and the new, their impact inseparable from the place both pro basketball and the country were when they emerged into the spotlight three decades ago