Former College Basketball Player Tug Coker to Star in Magic/Bird
Former college basketball player turned actor Tug Coker will play NBA great Larry Bird in the Broadway-bound Magic/Bird, according to the New York Times. Written by Eric Simonson and directed by Tony nominee Thomas Kail (In the Heights), the new play focuses on Bird’s on-court rivalry and off-court friendship with Magic Johnson. There is no word yet on who will play Johnson, or which theater the production will…