Greatest Basketball player Rivalry ever?
- Thread starter Truth200
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Is Lebron Vs. Kobe even really a "thing" like that? I mean really? Compared to Magic and Bird who competed from College to the highest platform of the NBA stage, two legendary Titans who GENUINELY did not like each other for the majority of their careers and used every opportunity that they could to one up one another on the court.....
Even Barkley Vs. Jordan doesn't belong in this category next to Bird Vs. Magic. Jordan Vs. Isiah does however...
Even Barkley Vs. Jordan doesn't belong in this category next to Bird Vs. Magic. Jordan Vs. Isiah does however...
only legit arguments are Bird vs Magic and Wilt vs Russell.
You have to meet in the playoffs multiple times and have both sides win at some point in order to be an actual rivalry. Only ones that apply are Magic/Bird and Wilt/Bill. I gotta go with Magic/Bird because it was so close.
USSInsiders
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yeah kobe vs lebron was more of a manufactured fan/media-made "rivalry" than a real one
its really almost disrespectful to compare those rivalries to magic vs bird... which is the most important rivalry in professional sports if you really look at the nba before and after...
not to mention if you watch their documentary... man... it goes too deep... all im gonna say is when larry did that behind the back pass to show his love for magic after he got aids... i damn near broke down in full
not to mention if you watch their documentary... man... it goes too deep... all im gonna say is when larry did that behind the back pass to show his love for magic after he got aids... i damn near broke down in full
Magic bird is some legendary shyt
gotta roll with Chris Dudley vs Bill Wennington 
threattonature
Veteran
I went Wilt vs Russell just for the amount of times they met in the playoffs and the fact that they were guarding each other on both ends of the court. Not mad at Magic/Bird being selected either.