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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Bird and Magic, 30 Years Later

Bird played in the game but admitted, three decades later, he has still never watched a replay of it.

"Why?" Bird said at a Ford Field news conference before the national title game between North Carolina and Michigan State. "I don't like the memories of it."

Johnson leaned over to console Bird.

"I watch it enough for him and I," Johnson said with his trademark laugh.

Labels: Larry Bird, Magic Johnson

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