Larry’s wife, Dinah, informed Buckner that Larry wasn’t there. Around midafternoon, Buckner, who was experiencing his first-ever NBA title, drove to Bird’s Brookline home with the hope of celebrating all over again. The morning after Boston’s celebration, Bird finally went home for a little shut-eye. “I told myself, ‘Don’t ever forget how you feel right now.’ †“It was the worst night of my life,†Magic said. In fact, like Bird, he never really went to sleep. On the morning of June 13, 1984, Magic Johnson stood in the lobby with his bags packed. Take this excerpt from the Boston Globe, that begins right after the Celtics beat the Lakers for the NBA championship: Hello sports fans! In case you missed it, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson have a book coming out, together! It’s called When the Game Was Ours, and, according to all reports is a book filled with behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the greatest rivalry in NBAhistory.
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