Magic and Bird documentary on HBO tonight

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  • Reload
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 03-23-08
    • 12250

    #1
    Magic and Bird documentary on HBO tonight
    Looks good AND Boxing After Dark follows it!

    8pm ET:
    Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals



    The film traces the history of the competition between Los Angeles Lakers immortal Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Boston Celtics great Larry Bird, which began 30 years ago when they led their Midwest universities to the 1979 NCAA Championship game, through a decade of dominance, when the two won three NBA MVP awards apiece and a combined eight NBA titles and one of the most unlikely friendships in sports history.


    Before Magic and Bird the NBA would air their playoff games on tape delay. The two men together with their teams the Lakers and the Celtics were like a made for TV event.


    The duo created a generation of basketball fans that did not the NBA was able to build from and able to start to market the game nationally and then as part of the 1992 Dream Team together they took the NBA global.
  • whatsgood5
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    • 10-13-09
    • 15359

    #2
    Hadn't even heard about this, thanks for the heads-up Reload. I'll def try to catch this tonight, if not I'll catch a re-run eventually. Sounds like it should be a great documentary.
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    • Tree Rollins
      SBR MVP
      • 12-16-09
      • 3968

      #3
      Dammit. I don't have hbo. I doubt there is but if anyone knows somewhere to watch it online let me know.
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      • Tsoprano
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        • 04-14-08
        • 26374

        #4
        Bird > Magic
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        • Team Ramrod
          SBR Wise Guy
          • 04-10-09
          • 949

          #5
          Bird is fav all time basketball player. He sorta sucks as a person because he had a daughter along time ago and he basically shrugged her off and never had anything to do with her. Not saying I'm perfect by any means but that kind of stuff doesnt have to happen.
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          • Brock Landers
            SBR Aristocracy
            • 06-30-08
            • 45359

            #6
            cool, i set the DVR, gunna watch this one
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            • StraitShooter
              SBR Posting Legend
              • 07-22-09
              • 10464

              #7
              thks for heads up but ill pass..big time celt fan and seems like magic got the best of us overall

              how great was larry bird who singlehandedly carried a annually shitty team like indiana state to the final 4?,,I cant even remember anyone else on that indiana state team..think they had a half decent guard and bird turned everyone eon the team into good players

              as a celt fan--Dr J and bird had some big battles too..bird got the better of that deal..the chief played great in between bong hits with cornbread
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              • Shortstop
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                • 01-02-09
                • 27281

                #8
                HBO showed a really good documentary this morning about the North Carolina and Duke rivalry.

                I can't remember the name of it. I'm not a fan of either school, but it was excellent!
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                • whatsgood5
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                  • 10-13-09
                  • 15359

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Shortstop
                  HBO showed a really good documentary this morning about the North Carolina and Duke Rivalry. I can't remember the name of it. I'm not a fan of either school, but it was excellent!
                  I think it was called something like "Tobacco Road", right? That was a great documentary, especially with me being a Duke fan.

                  EDIT - It was "Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina"
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                  • Reload
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                    • 03-23-08
                    • 12250

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Shortstop
                    HBO showed a really good documentary this morning about the North Carolina and Duke rivalry.

                    I can't remember the name of it. I'm not a fan of either school, but it was excellent!
                    They do an excellent job on the documentaries for sure. Always walk away learning something I didn't know before.
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                    • DOMINATER
                      SBR MVP
                      • 12-10-09
                      • 3698

                      #11
                      great thanks for the reminder
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                      • Shortstop
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                        • 01-02-09
                        • 27281

                        #12
                        Originally posted by whatsgood5
                        I think it was called something like "Tobacco Road", right? That was a great documentary, especially with me being a Duke fan.

                        EDIT - It was "Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina"
                        Yes, that's it.

                        Originally posted by Reload
                        They do an excellent job on the documentaries for sure. Always walk away learning something I didn't know before.
                        Very true. They make it worth paying for HBO every month.
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                        • StraitShooter
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                          • 07-22-09
                          • 10464

                          #13
                          this photo epitomizes the epic celtic-6er rivalry which imo was just as intense as the magic-bird..

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                          • StraitShooter
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                            • 07-22-09
                            • 10464

                            #14
                            celts had a decent rivalry with the pistons too

                            you youngsters may not believe that seattle and washington also had some intense rivalry years too

                            sorry to stray topic
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                            • Tree Rollins
                              SBR MVP
                              • 12-16-09
                              • 3968

                              #15
                              Originally posted by StraitShooter
                              this photo epitomizes the epic celtic-6er rivalry which imo was just as intense as the magic-bird..

                              I want that photo and i want it framed. Just the way you posted it. I'm going to start looking for it now.
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                              • Reload
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                                • 03-23-08
                                • 12250

                                #16
                                Been a great show so far. Magic talking about visiting the Playboy mansion with footage from back then - good stuff.
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                                • seaborneq
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                                  • 09-08-06
                                  • 22556

                                  #17
                                  It was a really great watch.
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                                  • Brock Landers
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                                    • 06-30-08
                                    • 45359

                                    #18
                                    Great show!!

                                    Been To French Lick recently, pretty cool little place. Go to Terre Haute once every few months too.
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