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Related: About this foruma 30 for 30 ESPN film.....Lakers vs Celtics. AWESOME!!!!!
did I ever say how much I love Bill Walton???
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)Hubby and I enjoyed the Celtics v Lakers battles.
a kennedy
(29,706 posts)segments. But OMGOSH, I didn't know all that went on for this rivalry to blossom. It's great.
Docreed2003
(16,875 posts)One has to wonder if Jordan would have had the same impact had Magic never been diagnosed with HIV and Bird's back had held up, not to mention the what ifs surrounding Len Bias.
ProfessorGAC
(65,168 posts)By his third season, Jordan was already the second most recognized athlete in the world, behind only Ali. His shear presence did that, and btw, the Bulls beat the Lakers in 5 BEFORE Magic was diagnosed. Also, by the time Bird's back became a serious issue, Pippen and Grant had matured and it was no longer the Jordan show, but the "Bulls starring Michael Jordan".
Since i was actually in my 30's during that era, i don't need a documentarian's lens to have an opinion on how things occurred. I was watching as they occurred.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,895 posts)One of my favorites is "The Four Falls of Buffalo" The other is "Of Miracles and Men" which tells the story of the 1980 American hockey victory in the Olympics from the Soviet point of view. Totally amazing.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)from now, ESPN will probably also make a Warriors vs Cavs film. I'm calling it right now.
LenaBaby61
(6,977 posts)Of their battles in the 1980's.
Now, THAT was basketball
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)In a way that was the best Era in basketball
Yavin4
(35,445 posts)The duo invented sports talk radio.