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A new Broadway play, "Magic/Bird," which opens at the Longacre Theater in New York on Wednesday, explores the rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird from its frosty inception to the later years when the two became close friends....

If you're 2K Sports, how do you top Michael Jordan as your cover athlete? Easy. Simply bring MJ back, only this time reunite him with fellow Dream Teamers Larry Bird and Magic Johnson for three distinct and visually stunning covers. That's right, 2K...

May 22, 1988: Dominique Wilkins vs. Larry Bird in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals....

Page 2 breaks into song for the "Magic/Bird" Broadway play.

Bill Simmons breaks down the careers of some future Hall of Famers and marvels at how long they've stayed in their prime.

If there was ever a "golden age" of sports' trash talking, it has passed us by. That seems to be the obvious conclusion based on your voting for our "top 10 all-time trash talkers in sports" list that you will see below. Four athletes dominated ...

Muhammad Ali was No. 2, while Michael Jordan came in third in voting.

Bill Simmons dusts off his inbox to deliver a two-part mailbag.

The bond between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird has been analyzed for more than three decades. Yet HBO's new documentary "Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals" doesn't come across as stale. Quite the contrary. Sure, part of the allure is that watching ...

Indiana is synonymous with basketball, but could it be turning into a football state?

Betrayal and backbiting -- that is what Magic and Isiah have come to. That's just wrong. And sad.

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are teaming up to write a book, and Page 2 has a copy of the index.

Say what you will about Isiah Thomas' tenure in New York, but it's very similar to Larry Bird's in Indiana.

With a little help from the readers, Jonah Keri counts down the 23 coaches we all love to hate.

Is Adam Morrison really similar to Larry Bird? Or, Chuck Klosterman wonders, are we falling into a psychological trap with that comparison?

The Sports Guy recalls coming of age alongside his hero, Celtics great Larry Bird.