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"A combination of the brilliance that went before him" - Bill Walton said Larry Bird was a mix of all the true legends from older eras
He was a combination of the brilliance that went before him, whether it was Kareem, Russell and Wilt and Oscar and Rick Barry ...
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"We have a lot of great players in our league right now. We just don't have as many" - Larry Bird explains why the NBA doesn't have classic rivalries today
The 1980s were sculpted by that duel, setting the tone for a league that was finally coming into its own. Both players set ...
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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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Hear Larry Bird reveal the only game ball he ever wanted
Larry Bird once revealed that the only game ball he ever truly wanted was from Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals, when his Boston Celtics defeated the Houston Rockets to win the championship. Bird, who ...
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"Thanks a lot for those beers" - Larry Bird trash-talked Bulls cheerleaders for getting him drunk the night before their playoff clash
Bird had a few beers too many, but he still dominated the Bulls to advance into the second round of the playoffs.
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"It was all ghetto basketball. We didn't do anything fancy" - Larry Bird on how streetball in Indiana paved the way for his NBA success
Larry Bird reflects on his basketball roots in Indiana, where cracked courts and street-style play laid the foundation for ...
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"Larry looks at me … 'Can you believe they pay us to do this?'" - Kevin McHale remembers Larry Bird telling how easy the NBA got for him
"I remember after a game in Atlanta once, Larry looks at me, we're having a beer, and he looks at me and says, 'Can you ...
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"Kareem would end up winning it for us in game six or game 7" - Magic and Bird believe their teams were better than the '90s Bulls
"Kareem is the X factor because there isn't anybody that could stop him on their team. He would set up shots for everybody ...