Magic Johnson inducted in the Hall of Fame

[Verrsus]

Bird and Magic.

That's just great sportsmanship.

[bumperboy2sports]

LARRY BIRD WAS A BAD DUDE...LARRY BIRD VERSUS MAGIC WAS EPIC...BIRD BATTLED BERNARD KING, DR. J, GERVIN, ENGLISH, WORTHY, AGUIRE, DANTLEY, DOMINIQUE...FOR THAT REASON...BIRD IS A GREATER PLAYER THAN JORDAN...THE MAGIC AND KAREEM LAKERS AND THE BIRD CELTICS WOULD EASILY KILL JORDAN'S BULLS...I WOULD'VE LOVE TO SEEN BIRD'S CELTICS OR MAGIC AND KAREEM'S LAKERS DESTROY THOSE SCRUB TEAMS OF THE 90'S YEAR AFTER YEAR!!

[Verrsus]

@bumperboy2sports Oh shut up.

MJ won '91 against the Pistons in the Conference Finals and against the Lakers in the Finals. Magic was 31 yo and Worthy was 29, and on the other side MJ was 27 and Pippen was 25.

Being 30 yo is still "in prime" - what you lose physically you gain in expierence. Just look at how clutch Dirk Nowitzki was last year with his 32 y.

Bird was the best when he was 29 yo in '86.

MJ was so dominant that other great players retired with no ring, the 90s had good teams too.

[Verrsus]

@bumperboy2sports

MJ played against Stockton/Malone, Payton/Kemp, Drexler/Porter, Barkley. You call them scrub teams? Utah had the #1 ALL TIME Assist leader and the #2 ALL TIME Points leader. If they didn't deserve a ring, WHO THE FUCK DOES?

Hakeem Olajuwon, one of the best centers ever, nearly always lost in the conference (semi-)finals against those teams that MJ beat in the finals.

[Jehstfan]

@ lyjo21 Thanks.

[1957thack]

I grew up in Indy and always was a Bird fan. it was so tough watching the Celts lose 3 outta the 4 championships to the Lakers...Magic, Magic! He speaks from the bottom of his heart! Earvin, is one of the only few players that I truly feel that would play today's game for no amount of $ money for the love of his sport........ After MJ..Magic the 2nd best that there ever

was! We will never know if the NBA will ever reach that level of prominence of the glory days again??

[Jehstfan]

What year was this?

[lyjo21]

@Jehstfan probably 2003 since he mentionned his condition "11 years ago"

[ElenaRN1]

As a life-long Lakers fan here in New England...boy, do I miss the days of Magic Johnson and Larry Bird...two titans who played for the pure love of the game. Basketball will never return to that level again.

[david3188col]

Pat Riley looks like the villain in a bad 90s movie.

[lebron6theking]

hes got a fat kid

[doobiesz]

Larry Bird is such a bad ass. Lakers fan for life and I'll always think and speak fondly of Larry Legend.

[RayMagic12192]

magic was the best overall player ever

[kuraiko00]

Magic is the Best Personnel as a team player in all the Hall Of Fame for me....above Jordan.for playing as a Team

[loss7y]

silly question i know but... do u have to be retired to be inducted into the hall of fame?

[leoc1812]

@loss7y For 10 years yup

[loss7y]

@leoc1812 do u have to be retired for 10 YEARS! to be inducted?

[wackawacka060606]

so did amahad rashad ever play basketball or did he just look like it? He announced everything back then

[kaldante]

please nobody dislike this man...he is specialll...

[ijusttellthetruth1]

i wouldve cried if i was there

[1994g0]

@ijusttellthetruth1 I`m not there-and I`m still crying.the Bird-Magic friendship.It`s transcendent.

[warriorofjustuce]

No dislikes is so refreshing, only for magic

[GunterJPN]

dude... 11 years later in the HOF. they should have bent the rules and put him in 11 HOURS later.

[gregnice25]

WHY IS PAT RILEY SITTING BY HIMSELF? LMFAOOO....*don't answer*, i just find it hilarious....

[ReptarBar]

@gregnice25 because the man personifies cool. anybody sitting next to him = the lame

[greendynasty32]

@gregnice25 the answer is simple. The 3 people that were on his left side were up in the pontium when Magic was talking to him. Magic his wife and his mother. See at 2:16 :-)

[eligah8]

Magic is my best player ever!...i love Bird 2

[joemorris76]

magics dad is b.b king

[iamhungey12345]

One could imagine what numbers he could have put up if it hadn't been for a certain situation that forced him to retire.

The all time pg records would have been his.

[salvador95139]

Magic Johnson Best PG to ever play Basketball

[usnate1]

The funniest nba HOFer is between Bird and Barkley according to the Dream Team.

[researchsiempre]

@hmichaelt and how would you know?

your comment is foolish. neither of them are bad men, just different personalities.

[Casarezx559x]

It's truly a blessing to have a player like Magic Johnson to be remembered, to play against the greatest, to still be around the NBA, and to have played for my team, the LA Lakers. Thank You Earvin "Magic" Johnson.

[SwaggerLikeUz]

Thanks for the memories Magic & Bird!

[comalotho]

the hall of fame is no where near big enough to crown both larry and magic

[MegaCoolguy52]

Greatest player to ever play, the man could do it all. Larry Bird vs Magic Johnson was something special.

[TheAngeltoDemon]

What's up with his HIV? Makes me believe in more that it is manmade, and if you have enough money, you can beat it.

[dsongst3r]

@TheAngeltoDemon tell that to freddie mercury

[unioncity]

God dang it. I have my own opinion so I'm going to say it. The Greatest Player of All Time.

[mbrushoff]

Magic and Bird forever.....

[yourbudjerry]

Magic is the original M.J. 

[Tdribble]

Magic...u the man..that's all I can say.....

Larry B. ..is probably the most loved and respected Celtic in LA...Correction: The only Celic Loved and Respected in L.A.

[76ComicFan]

They better get up out of their feet when Larry Bird speaks.

[ry3304]

his dad is fuckin YOUNG lookin lols HOLY SHIYET!!!!

[ry3304]

magic may i hate him bein a bird fan but i love the guy lols hes a good person just watch him in punked and you can see what hes like lols

he loves larry btw thats truth....

tahts a fact lol

[bryanhfs]

If you don't have Magic at point guard on your all time NBA dream team, then you don't know much about basketball.

[MrYN23]

MJ IS THE GREATES PLAYER BUT MAGIC IS A TOP 5 PLAYER OF ALL TIME.

[maxsurban1970]

Gentleman’s Rivalry

NO Trash Talkin’ on the hardcore just pure exitement

[maxsurban1970]

Gentleman’s Rivalry



[4browsing]

wow. that was beautiful. now i know why i love this game.

[tyenolam]

It's like the real life Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed.

[boyanq]

5:20 great moment

[Mikey5275]

Two class acts, which all of us white like myself, or black can take a page from, the color of our skin is nothing compared to what is in our hearts, thank you Magic and Larry my thoughts are with you.

[pastorfw]

the greatest player of all time magic johnson

[myboyz24]

Magic & Bird is the reason why the 1980's was the golden era of the NBA

[thuaners]

awesome.

[orauf1]

After watching his speech and Larry speech, after MJ's speech sounds so lame.....they were all great athletes, but magic and larry are the greatest PLAYERS of all time!

[tpstrat14]

@orauf1 come on, you dont actually think that. OK, here's a hypothetical. If you were going to die if you didn't answer truthfully, everyone that knew anything about basketball would say MJ was the greatest player ever.... Lebron I think will eventually prove that he is the second greatest ever...

[orauf1]

@tpstrat14

i dint express myself the right way. I meant "I" would rahter watch Larry vs Magic. Not any disrespect to mj but thnkin of bball as means of entertainment, I think when all was said and done they showed alot of respect for everyone including each other. But MJ was more about taking individual challenges and was very competitive. Theres nothin wrong with that cuz he always got the job done. But doin stuff as a team is different and i find that that more inspiring, which they did best

[espdemon]

@orauf1 Yeah Jordan has a chip on his shoulder. Magic and Larry are class acts. Jordan needs to learn to shut up sometimes.

[sammy5887s]

@espdemon well....is there a rule of hall of fame to 'how to speak' or 'how to say thanx' ?

or 'how long u can talk" ?

btw, im a fan of those 3 big guys too

[Domini478]

@espdemon MJ is the greatest! He don't need to be quiet!

[Domini478]

@orauf1 MJ is the greatest!

[323POLLO13]

thats what the game lacks now a days back in the day players were so humble

[mrrogue72]

Thats respect.

[AdventureLife75]

From a lifelong Celtics fan......Magic is one of the greatest of all time, a true class act and what professional players should aspire to be.

[BASKETBALLJEZUS]

my top 3 of fav past nba players

1: Larry Bird

2: Michael jordan

3 Magic Johnson

[slippyal2]

Magic, Bird, and Jordan took this game to heights it will never see again.

[mikeAREA7]

I love how humble both of these guys are. They have such incredible talent and all they do is love the game of basketball...it's not for themselves...they look up to the game and respect it

[megatroll]

What a legend.

A true inspiration on and off court.

Magic, Bird, and Jordan... nothing could ever come close to those three. Thank you for making basketball what it is today. The best players of all time.

[mikjord]

Magic is one of the greatest of all time and a bigger than life human being. Super class athlete.

[mikjord]

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are the embodiment of basketball. They are what the game is all about.

[at1212b]

@mikjord

What's great is that's what MJ always refers to when he was trying so hard... to reach their level of play, the example they set on and off the court. He still defers to them as the Ones that came before him and motiviated, gave him the template on how to develop a championship team.

[DjBobbyLosAngeles]

poor magic....he retired so young...imagine he didnt?.....would the rivalry with jordan be bigger?.....would he have won more rings?....would jordan have won less?.....would magic be considered the greatest and not jordan?......would magic have played the bulls more in the finals......u know he tried making a come back for 92-93 and played in spring training..i dont know what happened...then he came back in 95-96 for a little bit at least..well anyway here he wasnt done yet....played olympics

[rayochapin]

@DjBobbyLosAngeles Well bro, in my eyes "Magic" is the "greatest" and the reason we did not witnessed over blown box scores from "Magic" is because he thought passing first, proof of that is his 10,141 assists, compared to Jordan's 5,633 and lets not forget that he played 6 years less than Jordan. not to take anything away for MJ, but watching E.M.J handle the ball was a thing of beauty. I am just glad I was there to witness maybe the best decade in basketball, bar none.

[DjBobbyLosAngeles]

@rayochapin i dont understand why u told me what u just told me?.......and what did u put magic and greatest in parethesis then?....are u sure u got the right person that u wanted to respond to??

[Domini478]

@rayochapin Dumbass, MJ didn't have to pass. He was a shooting guard! MJ is the greatest!

[deveraux32]

Magic the greatest player EVER

[sleepyhead7391]

haha magics kids remind me of the Cleavland show

[jjm31usa]

Class Class Class

[DrAznmuff]

some classless fans booing in the background...6:32-6:39

[jeditwinz]

@DrAznmuff They're saying Coop. They always call his name out like that when he is mentioned.

Cooooooooooooop

[klirshead]

@DrAznmuff They're actually shouting out, "Cooooop" for Michael Cooper. Just like when Lakers fans chant, "Luuuuke" for Luke Walton.

[ETEP1]

Two of the greatest ever. Both top five guys in my book. I think Celtic fans can admit that they hated magic and Laker fans can admit that they hated Larry-- because they were both so damn good! It's wonderful how both sides can look back on what these two accomplished in saving the NBA and bringing a better understanding of how the game SHOULD be played and acknowledge these two regardless of what teams they played for

THE BEST .

[wc470]

there will be acure sooon there close

[kiminokami]

@wc470 The cure is money. Haven't you seen South Park?

[Pussikeke]

Larry Bird was just great in this video. Great speech, very respectful, and some hilarious humour too

[azbaldy5]

IT WAS NICE OF EARVIN TO HAVE LARRY PRESENT HIM FOR THE HOF. these two greats are forever linked and they were two of americas GREATEST ATHLETES !

[lickyrprvt713]

Very nice post Go LAKERS greatest of all time!!!!

[hs2gen]

hey man, thanks for posting this. it's something special. i watched this after watching MJ's speech, and i like these two (magic and bird) all the more.

[PantherEntertainment]

man this made me cry like a lil bitch, and i never cry, lakers, all the way. goooo l.a!!!

[julianoa4l]

ya cuz your a lil bitch

[ReptarBar]

magic, class act all the way

[HYNTproductions]

@ReptarBar

yeah, unlike #23

[Keegan3005]

@ReptarBar ditto that for larry bird :)

[scorpionJB]

MAGIC...greatest point guard ever, and led the greatest team ever over a 10 year period during the most competitive era in NBA history....PERIOD.....go LAKERS 2009-2010....congratulations to JORDAN, greatest player ever, KOBE has reached top 7 greatest status

[Ryzon28]

@scorpionJB yeah kobe would make the bench in my all time team LMAO

[phishhead11]

Excellent post Gino....look at the respect Bird had for Magic.

[sattaravy]

Magic vs Bird... is beautiful, along with Jordan, they've made the game what it is today

[75samuel75]

Magic and Larry..what class acts. Differ a bit from players today. Can you imagine Carmelo Anthony in that situation? Well, hopefully he will never make it to the HOF.

[MrHbrock28]

magic is amazing!!!

[ZNTB2]

That was great, thanks for posting

[Rucks90]

They should make the NBA HALL of FAME. Just like the NFL for Canton.

[LuigiLaker]

The Pro Basketball Hall of Fame..

[warheart999]

beautiful