1987 NBA Finals. If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times: no McHale injury, no ‘87 Lakers and no Bad Boys in Detroit. pic.twitter.com/6RKC7WBR3l
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) June 10, 2021
“Magic’s just a great basketball player,” Bird would say to the media of his rival and friend Earvin “Magic” Johnson after the series, whose transcendent play was too much for Boston to contain. “Unbelievable. I don’t know what to say.”
From a hyper-competitive opponent like Larry Legend, it said quite a lot.