Larry Bird on playing his first game after Magic Johnson announced his HIV diagnosis and retirement I didn't want to be there that night First time ever For the rest of the season I didn't check the papers anymore It didn't matter I still wanted to compete but it wasn't the same

Unbreakable record Longest contract Magic Johnson 25 years

The Los Angeles Lakers have 25 more games in primetime on ESPN TNT amp ABC this season other notable teams included for comparison

37 year old Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dunks on Larry Bird in game 2 of the 1984 NBA Finals

Larry Nance Jr blows a wide open layup and John Collins lays it in on the other end