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Basketball Network on MSN"We could do whatever we wanted, but come time to play, we just had to go play" - Larry Bird on Dream Team's mentality during 1992 Olympics"I said, 'God, if you let me get through this, I won't play no more,'" Bird remembered praying while looking out the window of his hotel room in Barcelona. He got what he asked for. As the 1992 ...
Larry Bird believed a Pacers player could've dominated the NBA if he was healthy: "You’re gonna change this league" ...
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Basketball Network on MSN"Our defense was the main problem" - Larry Bird blasted the Celtics after Game 6 loss in 1984 Finals vs. Lakers"But I think our defense was the main problem. They were moving the ball well and we didn't swing around and cover the shooter the way we were supposed to do." For most of the series, the Celtics ...
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CelticsBlog on MSNWhat do we know about Larry Bird’s years as a high school hoop star? This book tells the tales.As if by Magic” details how the Hick from French Lick got started on his way to becoming Larry Legend of the Boston Celtics ...
Jerry “Mr. Clutch” West was scoring poetry. A master of footwork, subtle pivots, and mid-range precision, he delivered 27.0 ...
Frank Layden, who coached the Utah Jazz with a colorful presence in the 1980s and played a pivotal role in building the ...
Cedric Maxwell reflected on being overshadowed by Larry Bird and Kevin McHale, despite his key role in the Celtics’ ...
"It was the most rejection I'd felt since my first high school dance" - Dan Shaughnessy recalls getting humbled by Larry Bird ...
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Basketball Network on MSN"Pitino fired everyone I considered family in the club" - Dino Radja reveals why he had to walk away from the Celtics after Rick Pitino's arrival"In the last year, I had knee problems, I had surgery. Then came the new coach, who was also the GM — the Celtics wanted a ...
"He tells me, 'Fly, bird'" - Larry Bird once humiliated Brad Daugherty with two savage words and a cold-blooded jumper ...
Celtics great Larry Bird recalls his trash-talking line before 1988 NBA 3-Point Shooting contest.
While Jordan, Erving and Gervin's approaches to scoring were identical, facing Bird was a different experience for Cooper.
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