{"id":1577398,"date":"2023-09-26T15:55:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T19:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1577398"},"modified":"2023-09-26T15:55:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T19:55:21","slug":"magic-johnson-and-dennis-johnson-from-friends-to-enemies-after-d-j-s-trade-to-the-boston-celtics-in-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/magic-johnson-and-dennis-johnson-from-friends-to-enemies-after-d-j-s-trade-to-the-boston-celtics-in-1983\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic Johnson and Dennis Johnson: From Friends to Enemies After D.J.'s Trade to the Boston Celtics in 1983"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There's something about that Boston Celtics<\/a> jersey that irks Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> players and fans. In the 1980s, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird helped rekindle the Celtics. vs. Lakers rivalry that took part in the 1960s. Boston vs. LA was must-see NBA TV in the '80s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In every year of the decade, either the Lakers or the Celtics reached the NBA Finals. They squared off against each other three times. In 1983, the Celtics swung a trade with the Phoenix Suns<\/a> to acquire Dennis Johnson. D.J. and Magic Johnson, once offseason buddies, became enemies once the trade went through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dennis Johnson and Magic Johnson squared off in the NBA Finals for the first time in 1984<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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