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"The guy guarding him falls for it" - How Larry Bird fooled his defender with a gum wrapper
The guy guarding him falls for it. All of a sudden, Bird blows by him, gets the ball back, goes in and scores. It's like the ...
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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 MSN22h
"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 ...
Basketball Network on MSN5d
Larry Bird took issue with a bold player comparison early in his NBA career: "It wasn't really fair to either of us"
In a 2011 interview with SLAM Magazine, basketball legend Larry Bird was asked about a recurring trend in NBA discourse — ...
BasketballNetwork.net on MSN28d
Horace Grant once named Larry Bird as the toughest player he ever had to defend: "He was just such a smart player"
"I would say, in his prime, it would have to be Larry Bird," stated Grant, per Yahoo Sports. Selected as the 10th pick in the ...
Basketball Network on MSN7d
"No matter how good I am, I'm still just a hick from French Lick" - Larry Bird was humble despite being highest paid NBA rookie
"No matter how good I am, I'm still just a hick from French Lick," Bird once said ahead of his highly-anticipated NBA debut.