Magic Johnson Reveals How He Broke Up With Larry Bird

In the 1980s, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers had a fierce rivalry.

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The Celtics or Lakers advanced to the NBA Finals each year of the decade under the leadership of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.

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They will always be connected. The NBA was improved by Bird and Magic. They were competitors on the court.

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Johnson reportedly acknowledged that their friendship was fractured due of Bird's animosity toward the Boston Celtics.

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Magic was recently a guest on Shannon Sharpe's Club Shay Shay podcast, where Sharpe questioned Magic about his friendship with Bird.

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We had a strained relationship because of the Celtics-Lakers situation. You see, they and we both despised each other.

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We therefore could not be pals. Riley (coach Pat) emphasised this.

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A Celtic should not be picked up if he falls on the ground, according to him. To defeat them, we had to despise them.

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