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"The only ball I ever really wanted was in 1986" - Larry Bird on why he coveted the game ball from his last NBA championship
However, in 1999, the legendary forward revealed that he coveted one game ball used in Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals when his ...
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"I'm going to bust him next year so bad" - Larry Bird was out for revenge after Dennis Rodman said he'd be "just another guy" if he were Black
He made a comment that the Boston icon would have been "just another guy" if he were Black. Those words spread like wildfire.
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"One of the best guys I ever played against, and you never hear about him" - Larry Bird reveals a player who used to frustrate him the most
Larry Bird played with and against many people, some known and others unknown. He went toe-to-toe with Magic Johnson under the brightest lights, exchanged elbows with Bill Laimbeer in bruising battles ...
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NBA Great Larry Bird Once Told Opposing Coach: `Put The (Bleeping) Rookie In'
It is no secret NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird loved trash talk. It was even more important when Bird faced a rookie for the first time. Former NBA player Jayson Williams learned this his first ...
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"No matter how good I am, I'm still just a hick from French Lick" - Larry Bird was humble despite being highest paid NBA rookie
The great Larry Bird had an exceptional college basketball resume ... by the Boston Celtics and signed a five-year, $3.25-million rookie contract. This massive deal made Bird the highest-paid ...
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Walter Clayton Jr joins rare club with Larry Bird. How did he and his Florida basketball teammates react?
Walter Clayton Jr. joined Larry Bird as the first player with 30 points in the Elite Eight and Final Four. Here's what he and ...
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Jayson Williams shares great story about first encounter with NBA great Larry Bird: 'Put the (bleeping) rookie in'
It is no secret NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird loved trash talk. It was even more important when Bird faced a rookie for the first time. Former NBA player Jayson Williams learned this his first ...
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"If this guy scores one more basket, I'm thinking about suicide" - Ex-76ers rookie recalls nightmare first matchup against Larry Bird
Just a month in, he and his teammates faced off against the Boston Celtics, featuring none other than Larry Bird. It became a humbling experience for the then-rookie. Williams recalled how excited ...
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Larry Bird admits Danny Ainge showed him the value of 3-point shot: "You could shoot 35, 36 percent and do better if you shot 50 percent from the 2s"
Larry Bird mastered the 3-point shot after learning of its true value before the rest of the league caught on.