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Isiah Thomas faced serious backlash for his comments about Larry Bird in 1987: "I was accused of being a racist, and I'm a bad guy now"
The Celtics lost in the 1987 NBA finals to the Los Angeles Lakers. Things also crumbled for the Cs, who struggled to reach the finals in the following years. Regardless, Bird still starred for the ...
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1987 NBA Finals Game 4: Magic’s junior skyhook
Magic cemented his legacy as a clutch player, hitting the game-winning shot in Game 4 of the 1987 Finals, seen here from the Magic Home Video “Always Showtime”.
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1987 Finals- Game 4: Lakers vs Celtics
Magic Johnson hits the most famous shot of his career, a junior sky hook over the towering Celtics frontline with 2 seconds left, capping a brilliant Lakers comeback and giving them a commanding 3 ...
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Isiah Thomas on the aftermath of his racial remarks about Larry Bird: "I'm more hurt about this than I am about losing the series"
To his credit, Thomas reached out to Bird before Game 2 of the 1987 NBA Finals. He also called Celtics head coach K.C. Jones ...