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Larry Bird's Accidental Loss of Celtics’ Last Game Ball: A Historic Oops
Larry Bird accidentally lost the last game ball from the Boston Garden, a piece of Celtics history. After taking it home following the final game at the Garden, his kids unknowingly played with it ...
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Celtics make historical Jayson Tatum, Larry Bird announcement
The Celtics’ official account on X/Twitter shared, “Jayson Tatum is the first Celtic to average 25+ PPG in five straight ...
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"That's false" - Larry Bird debunked notion that Celtics players used dead spots in the Boston Garden to their advantage
Larry Bird sets the record straight on one of the NBA's biggest myths if the Celtics use the Boston Garden’s dead spots as a secret weapon.
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“You threw it in the trash? Well, I did” - Larry Bird admits he accidentally threw away the last game ball from the historic Boston Garden
Larry Bird took home the final game ball from the legendary Boston Garden — only for it to end up ruined in the snow and tossed in the trash.
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"That era, late 70s, 80s, was unbelievable" - Dominique Wilkins says he isn't sure he'd rank LeBron James above Larry Bird
"That era, late '70s, 80s was unbelievable. The talent you're talking about every night, just at the small forward position, ...
My love affair with the Boston Celtics began over 70 years ago in Oregon
My one-way love affair with the Celtics was thusly implanted into my 10-year-old brain. When Bill Russell came aboard in 1956 ...
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"I hear my wife screaming" - Larry Bird recalls how Reggie Miller's playoff performance got his wife almost unconscious
After retirement, Larry Bird enjoyed watching NBA games from his home and had many memorable experiences as a fan. One ...
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"When I first saw Michael play, I recognized there was a different era coming in" - Bird says MJ changed basketball more than he and MagicLarry Bird gives high prais…
Despite going 17-11 against Michael Jordan during his career, including a perfect 6-0 record against him in the playoffs, ...
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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 ...