The NBA declared earlier this month that Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, two all-time greats, will be honored with the namesake of the MVP trophies for the Eastern and Western Conferences.
With their thrilling matches in the 1980s, Bird and Johnson enhanced the NBA’s image; therefore, it is appropriate that these icons receive tributes as each conference names a champion. Even Michael Jordan acknowledged the two, who each won three regular season MVP awards, had a generational effect on the game.
Jordan felt that he had raised the bar after completing his first threepeat in 1993 since “Magic, Bird… never [won three consecutive tiles].” He went on to win three more titles in a row, in typical Jordan manner, but we’re getting off topic because this history has nothing to do with him.
Not even Magic is deserving of the limelight at the moment. It’s Bird.
The four NBA Playoff teams that are still in the running are all related to “the Hick from French Lick.” The NBA is still woven together by Bird’s style of play, outside shooting, and enduring rivalries even though he hasn’t worn a uniform in thirty years.
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