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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 ...
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"Larry Bird Coul've Been Green, Purple... He Was Better Than All Black Guys That I Know Ever" - John Salley Claps Back At Dennis Rodman
"No, I don't. Totally don't agree. Larry Bird could have been green, he could have been—he could have been purple." "At that ...
Basketball Network on MSN1d
"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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"When a guy shot 44% in my day, we thought they were terrible" - Larry Bird says efficiency standard has decreased over the years
"When a guy shot 44 percent in my day, we thought they were terrible. Guys aren't working on their shots the way they used to ...
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"Larry Bird could've been green" - Salley disagrees with Rodman saying Bird would be 'just another guy' if he were black
The loudest comments came from Dennis Rodman and Isiah Thomas, who, after getting beaten by the Celtics in the playoffs, let ...
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"I would be all over him … all Larry was doing was yelling at his teammates, 'I'm open!'" - Dennis Rodman recalls when Larry Bird completely disrespected his defense
There was nothing Larry Bird loved more than a challenge — and nothing he respected less than a defender who couldn't keep up ...