From the moment these two players took the court on opposing
sides, they engaged in a fierce physical and psychological
battle. Their uncommonly competitive relationship came to
symbolize the most compelling rivalry in the NBA. These were
the basketball epics of the 1980s--Celtics vs Lakers, East
vs West, physical vs finesse, Old School vs Showtime, even
white vs black. Each pushed the other to greatness--together
Bird and Johnson collected 8 NBA Championships, and 6 MVP
awards and helped save the floundering NBA at its most
critical time. When it started they were bitter rivals, but
along the way they became lifelong friends.
With
intimate, fly-on-the-wall detail, When the Game Was
Ours transports readers to this electric era of
basketball and reveals for the first time the inner workings
of two players dead set on besting one another. From the
heady days of trading championships to the darker days of
injury and illness, we come to understand Larry's obsessive
devotion to winning and how his demons drove him on the
court. We hear him talk with candor about playing through
chronic pain and its truly exacting toll. In Magic we see a
young, invincible star struggle with the sting of defeat,
not just as a player but as a team leader. We are there the
moment he learns he's contracted HIV and hear in his own
words how that devastating news impacted his relationships
in basketball and beyond. But always, in both cases, we see
them prevail. A compelling, up-close-and-personal
portrait of basketball's most inimitable duo, When the
Game Was Ours is a reevaluation of three decades in
counterpoint. It is also a rollicking ride through
professional basketball's best times.
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