Bird & Magic, Magic & Bird

Ya'll know how much I love the incredible Magic/Bird HBO doc, and last night it opened on Broadway. I'm a bit dubious re: it translating onstage, but these guys think it's kinda "meh."

Swansburg: The point of connection for the two men seemed mostly to be about a shared work ethic. That’s not the most surprising insight, but I bought that Bird and Magic eventually came to realize that they weren't actually all that different, despite race, style of play, and the East/West divide.

Haglund: Right, and I wonder if the divide for them was ever any more than: He's as good as I am, I must beat him. Even that East/West thing: They were both from the Midwest!

Here's a clip from their Letterman appearance.