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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 ...
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On this day: Larry Bird steals the ball; Bill Russell honored
On this day, the Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons in the '87 East finals with a last-second steal by Larry Bird.
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"I never lost a shooting game, I never will" - Larry Bird shut down Chris Mullin in an epic Dream Team shooting contest
Chris Mullin thought he had Larry Bird beat in a Dream Team shooting contest — until Bird caught up and ended the game in ...
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Larry Bird Broke 10 Years Of Silence Just To Tell Bernard King He Cost Him A Ring
Speaking on the Cedric Maxwell Podcast, King shared the story of how he came close to joining Larry Bird in Boston after returning from a devastating knee injury, only to choose the Washington ...
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"There's a lot of guys that owe a lot of credit to Michael" - Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson gives his take on whether MJ's career is over-glorified
NBA insider Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson explains why Michael Jordan’s influence may be overstated by some and why today’s ...
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Jeff Jarrett: Adam Page Has Larry Bird-Style Aura, Him Becoming AEW World Champion Again Is Best For Business
Jeff Jarrett compares Adam Page to Larry Bird. AEW Double Or Nothing 2025 will go down as a crowning achievement in the career of 'Hangman' Adam Page, as he was able to defeat Will Ospreay to win this ...
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Larry Bird believed 1984 NBA Finals were rigged and that David Stern forced Celtics to play Game 7 vs Magic Johnson’s Lakers for money
Larry Bird is one of the greatest basketball players ... "The trophies and the rings and all that didn't matter. It was all about beating the Lakers and beating Earvin," Bird said.
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"I made up my mind I wouldn't be in Boston much longer" - Larry Bird reveals why he left his role in the Celtics front office
Douglas, generously listed at 5'11" but closer to 5'9", didn't bring rings ... for Bird as it was marketability over substance. And so Barros arrived, Douglas left, and Larry's frustrations ...
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"I hate when people say my name wrong… He's like, 'Mayhorn? You're on me?'" - Rick Mahorn recalls getting angry dealing with Larry Bird's vicious trash talk
Right from college all the way to the NBA, "Larry Legend" had ... didn't need to talk; their rings spoke for them. But the big man never forgot the sting of Bird's words. And maybe that sting ...