Instead of being a single card, the 1980 Topps Magic Johnson and Larry Bird rookie was printed as part of a three-panel strip, with perforated lines separating each player. The idea was that ...

And to spice things up, it became Team Michael Jordan versus Team Magic Johnson. The Eastern Conference ... recalled the electricity in the air, even as Larry Bird, with a knowing smirk, watched ...

In 1978, both players had shared a brief stint on the same squad at the FIBA World Invitational Tournament in South America, ...

Larry Bird acknowledged Michael Jordan as the defining force that shifted the NBA landscape, surpassing the legendary rivalry between Bird and Magic Johnson.