The 1981 Topps Basketball set tends to get overlooked. When you think about the best basketball cards of the 1980s, it's all about the 1986 Fleer cards, with Michael Jordan's iconic rookie card (#57), ...

In today’s 10 AM “Ten Hochman,” Ben Hochman discusses Magic Johnson’s visit Monday to St. Louis! And as always, Hochman picks ...

Michael Cooper played 11 consecutive seasons with Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers, where they won five championships ...

Bird believes the ’96 Bulls couldn’t handle the Celtics’ size.

How did this happen? Is this really happening? Could somebody pinch me? That's how I feel. Just 16 months ago, my father and ...

Larry Bird opened up about how deeply Magic Johnson’s HIV diagnosis impacted him, admitting it shook him to the core and ...

The rivalry that defined the NBA in the 1980s was actually born on March 26, 1979. Forty-seven years ago today, Magic Johnson and the Michigan State Spartans outdueled Larry Bird and the Indiana State ...

Magic Johnson’s Michigan State beat Larry Bird’s unbeaten Indiana State in 1979 NCAA final. The game remains the most-watched college basketball game ever, with a 35.1 rating. Bird and Magic’s rivalry ...

Larry Bird – one of the greatest players in the history of the NBA – once gave up his college basketball career to return to his hometown, French Lick, Indiana. But soon after, an assistant coach went ...

FILE - Indiana State star Larry Bird makes his way through the crowd of players and fans getting congratulations after his team defeated Arkansas, 73-71, to win the NCAA Midwest Regional tourney crown ...

Magic Johnson became one of the best players in NBA history during his time with the Los Angeles Lakers. From 1979 to 1991, along with a brief spell in 1996, Johnson secured 10 All-NBA selections and ...