2/19 Magic vs. Bird

Entrance Ticket--Questions on Segregation


Magic and Bird---Video Questions

1. List 4 reasons why the NBA was struggling in the 1970s.
2. Compare and Contrast Bird’s upbringing with Magic’s upbringing.
3. What was unusual about where Magic ended up playing in high school?
4. What college did Larry Bird drop out of in one month? (Extra Credit if you can name the basketball coach at that school at that time).
5. What colleges are Larry Bird and Magic Johnson playing for in the 1979 NCAA championship game?
6. What was the appeal of Bird to fans?  What was the appeal of Magic?
7. What team drafted Bird?  What team drafted Magic?
8. How well did Magic and Bird do in their first couple of years in the NBA?
9. What was the CBS plan to sell the NBA to the American public?
10. How was race involved in the Celtics-Lakers rivalry?
11. What were the games like between the Celtics and Lakers?  Did the players ever lose their tempers?
12. What marketing scheme helped Earvin and Larry to become friends?
13. What was Magic’s lifestyle like during the high point in his career?
14. What ended Bird’s career?  What ended Magic’s career?
15. What and where was the last time that Magic and Bird played together?