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"This is what everyone means when they talk about Bird being a bad mofo" - Rick Fox recalled Larry Bird's last iconic performance in NBA
Rick Fox got a front row seat of how Larry Bird could eviscerate an opposing defense when his body allowed him to.
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"It was the most rejection I'd felt since my first high school dance" - Dan Shaughnessy recalls getting humbled by Larry Bird's no-favors policy
"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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"God's a funny God... He gave me two of the greatest white players of all time" - Cedric Maxwell often joked that Bird and McHale stole his spotlight
Cedric Maxwell reflected on being overshadowed by Larry Bird and Kevin McHale, despite his key role in the Celtics’ ...
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"I did not shake Larry Bird's hand for 13 years" - Dominique Wilkins on how intense his rivalry with Larry Bird was
"I did not shake Larry Bird's hand for 13 years" - Dominique Wilkins on how intense his rivalry with Larry Bird was ...
'I'm a 3-Time NBA MVP But Michael Jordan Almost Made Me Retire in My Prime'
Michael Jordan is the most revered name in NBA history for good reason. Jordan completely dominated basketball for most of his career, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls, and a laundry ...
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"He tells me, 'Fly, bird'" - Larry Bird once humiliated Brad Daugherty with two savage words and a cold-blooded jumper
"He tells me, 'Fly, bird'" - Larry Bird once humiliated Brad Daugherty with two savage words and a cold-blooded jumper ...
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"He can't jump, he can't do this, he can't do that" - Patrick Ewing recalls how Boston fans initially disrespected Larry Bird
Ewing, who grew up in Cambridge just across the Charles River, was raised in an environment where basketball conversations ...
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"I really don't talk as much as I used to, because I can't back it up" - Bird on when he realized he had to tone down his trash talk
"I really don't talk as much as I used to, because I can't back it up" - Bird on when he realized he had to tone down his ...
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"Haven’t you got anyone on the bench who can guard me?" - M.L. Carr recalls how Larry Bird taunted an entire team during game
"Haven’t you got anyone on the bench who can guard me?" - M.L. Carr recalls how Larry Bird taunted an entire team during game originally appeared on Basketball Network.
‘Modeling myself after him’ – Cooper Flagg still dreams of Larry Bird and hopes Celtics legend watches his first NBA game
Larry Bird is 50 years older than Cooper Flagg. When ‘The Hick from French Lick’ played in his final NBA game on May 17 in ...
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"The only guy who beat Magic, Mike, and Bird all in their prime" - Derrick Rose on why Isiah Thomas is his GOAT and not Michael Jordan - MSN
"I mean, my GOAT now is Isiah Thomas because he's from Chicago," Rose said, via Hoops Hype. "The only guy who beat Magic [Johnson], Mike [Jordan], and [Larry] Bird all in their prime at 6-foot-3.