On the occasions when Larry Bird gets to celebrate his basketball accomplishments, invariably his once-in-a-lifetime rivalry with Magic Johnson is recalled and revered. HBO is doing that with “ Magic & Bird, a Courtship of Rivals,’’ a documentary that premiered last night. (Full article: 2017 words)

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