{"id":1577788,"date":"2023-10-08T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T15:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1577788"},"modified":"2023-10-08T11:12:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T15:12:02","slug":"a-converse-sneaker-commercial-set-the-record-straight-on-who-larry-bird-and-magic-johnson-really-were","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/a-converse-sneaker-commercial-set-the-record-straight-on-who-larry-bird-and-magic-johnson-really-were\/","title":{"rendered":"A Converse Sneaker Commercial Set the Record Straight on Who Larry Bird and Magic Johnson Really Were"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Larry Bird<\/a> and Magic Johnson<\/a> have been linked since their 1979 NCAA men's title game.<\/a> They took their talents to the two biggest franchises in the NBA, with Bird landing with the Boston Celtics<\/a> and Magic finding a home with the Los Angeles Lakers. The two gave the NBA the boost it needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bird and Magic were the faces of the NBA in the 1980s. Each year of the decade, one of them reached the NBA Finals. They faced off three times in the championship round. The heated battles between the Celtics and Lakers were must-see TV. While the teams had no love for each other,<\/a> Bird and Magic were considered enemies until a 1987 sneaker commercial showed their true colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NBA needed Larry Bird and Magic Johnson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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