Former basketball players

Larry Bird v. Magic Johnson: Game-by-Game Review

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Bird-Johnson book reveals binding friendship

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

Larry Bird has been nudged back into the spotlight once again because of his relationship with Magic Johnson .

Championing reviews this week: Magic Johnson and Larry Bird; China and the U.S. economy; J.M. Barrie and more

Jacket Copy (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

It is, reviewer David Davis writes, nearly impossible to find two opposing superstars whose sports careers became as linked as Larry Bird's and Magic Johnson's. In 1979, when Bird was a college senior and Johnson a junior, they led their...

Attitude Check: Hello Mike Brown, You There?

Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

In Case You Missed It .500 Ball Club Bulls Take One At Club Q, 86-85 At Power Forward For Your Cleveland Cavaliers: DeJuan Blair! Larry Bird: “I Hope [LeBron] Stays in Cleveland” Week One Power Rankings, in Collaboration With Docksquad Sports Cavs Get 3rd Straight Win, Beat Wizards 102-90 Why No Contract Extension For Rudy Gay Should Be News For The [...]

Tru Warier To Barkley : Vernon Maxwell Is A Role Model

Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

TNT went flufftastic on the Lakers F Thursday night, and following clips of Artest hanging out in a recording studio, the TMZ offices and explaining his haircut, Charles Barkley suggested that perhaps the Aubernica brawler would be better served concentrating on hoops. Hours later, Artest took the fight to (where else) Twitter, as the [...]

Gambling, Radiohead and Trusting the Signs

There's Your Karma, Ripe As Peaches (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

My gambling problems started at 13 years old. I was selected for a gymnastics team competing in an invitational in Spain; one of those trips where parents don't come - just coaches. As the youngest person on the squad by three or four years, I was stupid enough to do anything my teammates suggested. So when they started playing a card game called Between the Sheets ( explanation ), I dove in. At first,...

Lakers' Ron Artest responds to Charles Barkley's criticism

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

Artest takes exception to the TNT analyst's assertion that the veteran forward could become a distraction to the Lakers. The two have sparred verbally before. Ron Artest fired back at Charles Barkley on Friday after the TNT analyst criticized the Lakers forward by saying he could become a distraction to the team.

Artest vs. Barkley

Inside the Lakers (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

Ron Artest wasn't happy that Charles Barkley criticized him Thursday for his many off-the-court pursuits, just after TNT showed a feature on the Lakers' forward. So, Artest spent most of Friday afternoon blasting Barkley on his Twitter feed. Artest then...

Charles Barkley Can’t Count

Fanster - All Sports. All Phoenix. (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Former Sun Charles Barkley proves once again that he may not be the smartest guy in the room but he’s sure the most entertaining.

Book review: 'When the Game Was Ours'

Wizards Insider (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are iconic figures in NBA history. Long-time Wizards fans are no strangers to their last-second heroics and impossible shots. Their story (singular, since they will always be tied together) is immensely familiar and has been told many, many times in print and on video. So 30 years after they entered the NBA and 25 years after their first epic Finals showdown, along comes...

The Downbeat - 6 November 2009 - #95 - The 4 p.m. Dinner Edition

SLC Dunk (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Well, dock me two points from my Jazz fan card. Last night, I was chatting away in the game thread and we went into the half-time break. Went upstairs to get some snacks and came back down ready to go again for the last half of the game. That's the last thing I remember before I woke up to Charles Barkley going on about something. That's right, I passed out for the second half of the best game of the...

Daily Links 11/5

CelticsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Herald Celtics survive a scare Kevin Garnett passes on past Cavaliers’ Daniel Gibson returning to top form Kobe Bryant’s 41 points lead Lakers past Rockets in OT No penalties for Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo That 80s show continues to fascinate NBA fandom with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird Nancy Lieberman to become 1st female D-League head coach Suns get cooled off by Magic Timberwolves’...

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Loy's Place (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Herald Celtics survive a scare Kevin Garnett passes on past Cavaliers’ Daniel Gibson returning to top form Kobe Bryant’s 41 points lead Lakers past Rockets in OT No penalties for Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo That 80s show continues to fascinate NBA fandom with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird Nancy Lieberman to become 1st female D-League head coach Suns get cooled off by Magic Timberwolves’...

Larry Bird: “I Hope [LeBron] Stays in Cleveland”

Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

First it was Charles Barkley, then it was Michael Jordan. And then Reggie Miller. Now another NBA legend has come out and shared his thoughts on what LeBron James should do with free agency. And as usual, it’s music to your ears if you’re a Cavs fans. Larry Bird, who has come out with a book with [...]

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird discuss the Lakers-Celtics rivalry

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Jordan picks Thompson as presenter at HOF

andrasri6zs | 09/24/2009

Michael Jordan has chosen David Thompson, another high flyer from North Carolina, to present him, while Charles Barkley and Isiah Thomas also will be presenters at the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony. Jordan highlights a class that includes David Robinson, John Stockton, and coaches Jerry Sloan of the Utah Jazz and C. Vivian Stringer of Rutgers. Each was asked to select a previous inductee to serve...

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Air Jordans

christwatch | 08/05/2009

The Air Jordans story, in my mind at least, starts not with the marketing or with the man but rather with the shoes. Peter Moore designed the original Air Jordans and they looked nothing like their predecessors. Sneakers had almost always been white, crisp like snow when new, beige and brown once they got old. But Moore...