Tag: Boston Celtics
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What Happened To The ABA?
The ABA’s rise began with big ambitions and ended with some of the strangest stories in basketball history. Along the way, the Spirits of St. Louis landed one of the craziest TV deals ever seen in professional sports, the Knicks passed on the chance to draft a future legend in Julius Erving, and the Kentucky…
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How The Magic-Bird Rivalry Got Started
On May 29 1980, Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics won the NBA rookie of the year award narrowly beating out Los Angeles Laker, and rival, Magic Johnson. This was one of the first battles in a legendary rivalry that lasted throughout the 1980s. In this post, we’ll look back at each player’s rookie season,…