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"He can pass over the top of me, put the ball on the floor, he's a great rebounder" - Bernard King explains why Larry Bird gave him nightmares
Obviously, we're matchup up, and you're guarding me, then I got to find Bird on the floor to switch over and defend him, and ...
Kevin McHale explains why today's advanced training wouldn't help Larry Bird: "Lifting weights makes you better at lifting weights"
Kevin McHale played during a time in the NBA when the game was heavily defined by physicality and fierce competition.
‘Couldn’t believe anybody could do that’ – Larry Bird threatened to retire if Michael Jordan scored 77 points on Celtics
Larry Bird had seen it all — that is, until Michael Jordan came around. The Boston Celtics legend faced Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, ‘Dr. J’, and Moses Malone, but nobody ...
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"I didn't want nobody getting that close to me" - Dominique Wilkins on why he stayed away from befriending other players during his NBA career
He didn't come to make friends. Playing in the East during that era was like living in a trench war; the Bad Boy Detroit ...
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"He is delivering and fulfilling everything I've been told" - Colin Cowherd says Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a true alpha unlike Jayson Tatum
"The great thing about SGA, of the many great things, what I really like is he is delivering and fulfilling everything I've ...
"I would take that team and challenge anyone" - Larry Bird on whether his Boston teams would beat Paul Pierce's 2008 Celtics
"I would take that team and challenge anyone" - Larry Bird on whether his Boston teams would beat Paul Pierce's 2008 Celtics ...
"We never talked in 10 years and Bird said, 'You costed me a championship'" - Bernard King refused to join the Celtics to play a backup to Larry Bird
Bernard King revealed Larry Bird once blamed him for missing out on a championship after King chose to start in Washington ...
Celtics legend Larry Bird names the toughest NBA defender he ever faced
Cooper, a five-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection and the 1987 Defensive Player of the Year, was widely recognized ...
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LeBron James saw the 2008-09 Cavaliers as his first true title team: "The deepest and most talented team we've had since I've been here"
LeBron James felt the 2008-09 Cavs finally gave him the pieces to chase a ring, calling the squad the most talented and ...
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Here’s Why Bob Cousy Picked Larry Bird Over Jordan as the True GOAT
Bob Cousy, the legendary Boston Celtics point guard, once declared Larry Bird as the greatest basketball player of all time.
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"This is an incredible missed opportunity for them" - Bill Simmons reacts to the Knicks being on the brink of elimination
"This is an incredible missed opportunity for them if they can't get out of the series. When you think about just going back, ...
On this day: Raef LaFrentz born; Tom Boswell drafted; Jayson Tatum wins '23 ECF MVP
On this day, former Boston Celtic big man Raef LaFrentz was born, and Tom Boswell and Jerome Anderson were drafted ...