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HBO Sports is giving the full court press treatment to the legendary rivalry and friendship of Bird and Magic. Thirty (30!?!) years after the NCAA championship game that launched it all. The HBO documentary will feature Bird, Magic, and a slew of coaches, players, and writers and debuts in March.

I couldn’t be more excited. I love the model HBO has for doing these documentaries and it will get my adrenaline flowing as well as tugging at my sentimental heart strings.

This comes on the heels of the release of When The Game Was Ours, a book “written” by Bird and Magic (with Jackie MacMullan). Jackie Mac is great on Around the Horn and has been a columnist forever. With my schedule, it is much easier for me to do the audio book so I am going to hold out until the middle of November to buy the MP3. I am, however, getting the hardcover for my dad for Christmas.

The Bird-Magic rivalry (and friendship) is so legendary. It is Troy-Sparta. Hackfields and McCoys. It is basketball at a level that has never been duplicated. We are talking the two (or two of the three) best teams of all time, taking 8 titles in nine years between them.

In my opinion, the two can’t get enough attention.