Sports Illustrated Dec 11 1989 Larry Bird Magazine NBA Celtics

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This is a Sports Illustrated magazine dated December 11, 1989, featuring NBA star Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics on the cover. The cover headline reads "WHAT'S WRONG, LARRY? BIRD IS STRUGGLING, AND SO ARE THE CELTICS." Additional cover callouts include stories about Nadia Comaneci escaping to the U.S. and Mark Langston striking it rich. The magazine focuses primarily on basketball with Larry Bird as the cover athlete, while also touching on other sports topics as noted in the contents. The issue is Volume 71, Number 24, published in the United States and printed in English. Contents include articles on Don Majkowski and the Green Bay Packers, Nadia Comaneci, Kentucky basketball coach Rick Pitino, Christian Okoye of the NFL Chiefs, Eric Lindros of the NHL, and more. The magazine contains a scorecard and departments covering pro football, college basketball, and college soccer. The cover photograph is credited to Manny Millan, with insets by John Iacono and Andy Hayt.