NBA Great Larry Bird Felt Disrespect When Guarded By White Players
Byron Scott tells a story of Larry Bird getting upset because an opposing coach guarded him with a white player ...
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"Just show up, pick up the check, and go home, that's my motto now" - Larry Bird delivered an iconic one-liner after securing his second 3-Point crown in 1987
"Just show up, pick up the check and go home, that's my motto now." Other participants in the 1987 3-Point contest included ...
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Robert Parish admits Larry Bird was sometimes tough to deal with: "Larry could be a real pain in the backside when things weren't going his way"
Parish said Bird, the once-fiery and trash-talking leader, became noticeably irritable toward the end of his career.
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"He would terrorize guys in practices" - Dee Brown on how Bird destroyed his Celtics teammates' confidence
"He would terrorize guys in practices," Brown remembered on ("Showtime with Coop podcast) in 2023. "Terrorize to the point where like, 'Larry, you gotta sit out right now cause this dude ain't gonna ...
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The Larry Bird Moment Isiah Thomas Will Never Forget
Isiah Thomas and Larry Bird had one of the NBA’s most intense rivalries, but they also shared some unforgettable moments. Thomas recently revealed his favorite Bird story, highlighting the Celtics ...
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Think you know everything about Larry Bird? New book may stump even his biggest fans
The story of Larry Bird's upbringing in poverty ... his illustrious NBA career as a trash-talking wizard of the court and 3-time champion have been told before. Many, many times before.
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Gary Payton mentioned the only player he couldn't out-trash talk: "I didn't really know he was like that"
And that man was Larry Bird. Both with his hands and his words ... (1996), he specialized in locking down elite scorers. His trash-talking was as effective as his defense, and his nonstop verbal ...