Name Keron Munroe Title - Michael Jordan and Larry Bird The National Basketball Association league has been in existence for almost half a century. This league produces a large number of basketball stars and fans every year. Throughout their respective careers, basketball fans have compared the achievement, athletic style and popularity of two of the most recognizable basketball players careers of the 80's and the 90's: Michael Jordan and Larry Bird. When looking at the …showed first 75 words of 625 total…

…showed last 75 words of 625 total…and he did well in basketball in the 80's, and his career was very short running from 1979- 1992. In contrast, Michael Jordan was black and he did well in basketball in the 90's and his career was longer running from 1984-today. Most people might not agree that Larry Bird was better than Jordan, but they would agree that Larry Bird was the player of the 80's while Michael Jordan was the player of the 90's.