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Boston Celtics jersey history No. 20 Larry Siegfried (1963-70)
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Siegfried wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 11.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 3.3 ...
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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 ...
‘Hasn’t done it’ – Larry Bird savagely responded to Patrick Ewing’s claim he used to ‘bust him’ up
Not only was Larry Bird one of the greatest players in the history of basketball, but he was also the greatest trash talker, ...
Meeting a Knicks fan in ‘the Garden’
I expressed mock dismay at the boy’s Knicks colors, and he smiled politely. His mom said that she and her husband, who had ...
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"One day I would wake up and the pain would finally be gone, but I was wrong" - Bird on struggles with his health even decades after retirement
Long before he became the stoic legend in Indiana Pacers polos and the face of blue-collar brilliance for the Boston Celtics, ...
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On this day: Bird, Wilkins battle in '88 ECF G7; Siegfried, Brown born
On this day in 1987, Boston's Larry Bird went shot for shot with Atlanta's Dominique Wilkins in that year's Eastern Conference Finals.
Wizards’ four-time all-star reveals Larry Bird once blamed him for losing a championship
A Four-Time NBA All-Star from the Washington Wizards recalled a moment when Celtics legend Larry Bird told him he cost Boston ...
‘I belong in New York’ – Larry Bird was almost a Knick but instead clinched epic 1984 playoff series for Celtics
It’s New York versus Boston with everything on the line. Two of the NBA’s premier franchises have been going to battle with ...