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"He didn't usually trash talk to Magic, Dr. J, guys like that" - Danny Ainge on why Larry Bird directed most vicious trash talk to coaches
"He just really wanted to motivate himself," Ainge said of Larry's trash-talking. "But the most characteristic one was he ...
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"No one else who can guard me? This is getting ridiculous" - Danny Ainge recalls Larry Bird roasting the Knicks and their coach in MSG
No one else who can guard me? This is getting ridiculous,'" Ainge said of Bird. "Then Hubie would put in Johnny Newman, he'd ...
Larry Bird thought ‘God was disguised as Michael Jordan’ but secretly told Magic Johnson Bulls icon was far from the best
Larry Bird knew Michael Jordan was on a path to GOATness. But even Larry Legend admitted there were many nights when His ...
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Kenny Smith: LeBron James Is Touching The Larry Bird-Magic Johnson Fibre; He's Not Touching The Jordan Fibre
Michael Jordan continues to be widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, and Kenny Smith believes there is nothing ...
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YouTube Gold: Larry Bird And Dominique Wilkins’ Epic 1988 Showdown
Over the years and decades, the NBA has had some memorable playoff performances. Magic Johnson has that baby hook to shiv Boston. Ralph Sampson had an incredible play to knock the Lakers out. Bill ...
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"He needed both of them and he got them" - Randy Mills names the two coaches that made Larry Bird a great player
When Larry joined the Boston Celtics in 1979, he found another mentor, Coach Bill Fitch. "Larry Legend" regarded Fitch as an ...
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Nikola Jokic joins Larry Bird in exclusive club
If the 2010s belonged to LeBron James and Stephen Curry, it's fair to suggest that the 2020s have belonged to Nikola Jokic.
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"I can't see putting $60,000 into a car when our house growing up was worth $10,000" - Larry Bird admits he still has a hard time spending money
At the height of his career, Bird was one of the highest-paid players in the league. Between NBA salaries and endorsement ...