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Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals is a 2010 television documentary film broadcast on HBO. The film chronicles the rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird that began with the 1979 NCAA Basketball Championship Game and lasted throughout their lengthy Hall of Fame careers in the NBA. The film makes an argument that without the massive media attention that was placed on the rivalry that Johnson and Bird had, the NBA might not have made it through the 1980s following the merger with the ABA, among other things.
Original Release
03/10/2010
US Release
03/10/2010
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Magic Johnson | Himself / Self |
| Larry Bird | Himself / Self |
| Steve Springer | Self - LA Times |
| Evelyn Johnson | Self - Sister |
| George Fox | Self - High School Coach |
| Bryant Gumbel | Himself / Self |
| Rick Robey | Self |
| Mark Bird | Self |
| Jim Jones | Self - High School Coach |
| Bill Russell | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Magic Johnson | Himself / Self |
| Larry Bird | Himself / Self |
| Steve Springer | Self - LA Times |
| Evelyn Johnson | Self - Sister |
| George Fox | Self - High School Coach |
| Bryant Gumbel | Himself / Self |
| Rick Robey | Self |
| Mark Bird | Self |
| Jim Jones | Self - High School Coach |
| Bill Russell | Self |
| Jerry West | Self |
| Charles Pierce | Self - Boston Globe |
| Cedric 'Cornbread' Maxwell | Self |
| Michael Cooper | Self |
| Arsenio Hall | Himself / Self |
| Pat Riley | Self |
| Ted Shaker | Self |
| Brent Musburger | Self |
| Jerry Sichting | Self |
| Chuck Klosterman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Rick Bernstein | Executive Producer |
| Ross Greenburg | Executive Producer |
| Ezra Edelman | Producer |
| Charles Olivier | Producer |
| Joe Lavine | Producer |
| Rahul Rohatgi | Producer |
