Converse Just Remixed the Sneakers Bird and Magic Made Famous

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson set the blueprint for modern basketball rivalries. They first crossed paths in the 1979 NCAA championship game—with Magic’s Michigan State edging Bird’s undefeated Indiana State—before both entering the NBA later that year, trading championships back and forth with the Celtics and Lakers throughout the ’80s, and raising the profile of the league exponentially in the process. Along the way, the duo also managed to raise the bar for hoops sneaker…