Once and Future Kings- Right-Brained Basketball and the 2014 San Antonio Spurs// Matt Pierson

The modern NBA (post 1976 NBA/ABA merger) can be broken up into three categories:  before Michael, during Michael, and after Michael.

Before Michael, Showtime was in.  Bird’s Celtics and Magic’s Lakers dominated the storylines of the league with the same force that they competed against each other, trading championship blows for almost an entire decade.  These competitors brought basketball to a new level of relevancy.  Introducing the world to the excitement of the sport and setting the stage for it’s biggest star.