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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 ...
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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, ...
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DeRozan recalls how Pop handled going through a losing streak: "We watched a movie about penguins and a man living with a chicken"
Watched a documentary about penguins. DeRozan, a veteran 6'6" wingman who played three seasons for Pop with the Spurs, relayed how the latter instructed his players to get ready t ...
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 ...
"Larry won the award… but who knows better, players or press?" - Bernard King on how the NBA players named him the MVP over Larry Bird
Bernard King was one of the rare talents in the 1980s whose individual brilliance never quite translated into championship ...
'I don't know about that': Why Quinn Buckner keeps Larry Bird high on his all-time players list
The Pacers TV analyst played three seasons with Larry Bird and has had a courtside seat for Tyrese Haliburton.
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On this day: Larry Bird wins his 3rd MVP; Celtics trade Chuck Cooper
Boston Celtics wing Chuck Cooper was traded to the Milwaukee Hawks on this day, the same day Larry Bird won his 3rd and final ...