Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

An exploration of the fierce rivalry between NBA superstars Larry Bird and Magic Johnson during their decade of dominance.

Cast

Larry Bird

as Self

Magic Johnson

as Self

Liev Schreiber

as Narrator (voice)

Steve Springer

as Self - Los Angeles Times

Evelyn Johnson

as Self - Magic's Sister

George Fox

as Self - Head Coach, Everett High

Jackie MacMullan

as Self - Author, "When the Game Was Ours"

Bryant Gumbel

as Self - NBC Sports, 1974-82

Rick Robey

as Self - Boston Celtics

Mark Bird

as Self - Larry's Brother

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