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"I can go out myself and take one thousand shots anywhere I want" - Larry Bird saw no benefit in playing three-on-three
Fans used to marvel at the seemingly impossible shots Kobe Bryant would make during a game, but weren't privy to him ...
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"Larry Bird did something that Michael Jordan could never do" - Bob Ryan highlighted the biggest difference between Bird and MJ
"Larry Bird did something that Michael Jordan could never do" - Bob Ryan highlighted the biggest difference between Bird and ...
Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird sparked old rivalry in 2009 WNBA playoffs
With the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 NBA Finals against the Thunder, it’s put a spotlight on the basketball-crazed state. Plus, Caitlin Clark has been part of the storylines as the Fever and WNBA ...
‘He plays the game the way I liked to play’ – Larry Bird saw former Pacers superstar as one of his rare NBA comparisons
Larry Bird compares himself to anyone. Yet that is what one of the best basketball players of all time did, when talking ...
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"The only white guy that was mentioned in the barbershop" - Magic Johnson says Larry Bird was well-respected in Black communities
Magic Johnson revealed that Larry Bird was the only white player widely respected in Black communities, calling him the only ...
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"Yeah, they'll probably have to do something" - Bird says the NBA will be forced to move the 3-point line back if high volume continues
Larry says that the league might eventually need to move the arc further back if the efficiency of the 3-point shot continues ...
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"He wasn't able to win every game, every championship" - Bill Walton explained what fans don't realize about Larry Bird
"He wasn't able to win every game, every championship, like Bill Russell. He wasn't able to play as much as he wanted to play ...
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'Take Three of Them Teeth Home': Larry Bird Revealed Why He Rejected Magic Johnson’s Friendship
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are parts of arguably the greatest basketball rivalry we’ve ever seen. The two Hall-of-Famers ...
"I think that takes away from the game of basketball" - Larry Bird on why he believed the NBA increasing live TV games in the 80s was a terrible idea
Larry Bird saw the NBA explode in popularity during the ‘80s, but behind the rise, he worried live TV broadcasts were ...
"If you were any fuc*ing good, they wouldn't be doubling teaming me" - What Bird told 'Pistol Pete' after he asked him to pass the ball more
"If you were any fuc*ing good, they wouldn't be doubling teaming me" - What Bird told 'Pistol Pete' after he asked him to ...
Quinn Buckner recalls the most iconic performance he ever saw from Larry Bird: "I have never seen anything like it"
Quinn Buckner recalls the most iconic performance he ever saw from Larry Bird: "I have never seen anything like it" ...