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Robert Parish Explains Why Larry Bird Was A Better Leader Than Michael Jordan
In the realm of NBA legends, leadership is as integral to greatness as talent. Few understand that better than Robert Parish, ...
Can Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark can be the WNBA’s version of Magic Johnson, Larry Bird?
Johnson and Bird's rivalry took a floundering NBA and turned it into a juggernaut. Bueckers and Clark's might just do the ...
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"He's outing me at my home in front of all my friends and family" - Reggie Miller recalls when trash-talking Larry Bird backfired
Great shooters carry a certain ego with them, believing they are the best to ever do it. That's exactly how young Miller felt ...
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"I see it happen with Larry Bird more often than any player" - Danny Ainge hails Larry Bird as the most unstoppable scorer of his era - MSN
Throughout his illustrious NBA career, Larry Bird proved that even elite defenders couldn't decipher his unique style of play. He was renowned for his exceptional all-around abilities. Still, his ...
"He was a double-double guy" - Larry Bird described the other rookie he wanted to draft besides Paul George
Former Pacers executive Larry Bird looked back at how he assessed Paul George and the other college player he wanted to draft ...
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Larry Bird admits Danny Ainge showed him the value of 3-point shot: "You could shoot 35, 36 percent and do better if you shot 50 percent from the 2s" - MSN
Larry Bird admits Danny Ainge showed him the value of 3-point shot: "You could shoot 35, 36 percent and do better if you shot 50 percent from the 2s" Story by Adel Ahmad • 1w.
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"No one else who can guard me? This is getting ridiculous" - Danny Ainge recalls Larry Bird roasting the Knicks and their coach in MSG
Larry Bird was a tireless trash-talker. He took it to everyone, everywhere — the opposing team, their star players, the rookies, and, when it suited him, the coaches too. There was no off-limits ...
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Larry Bird and Robert Parish's Strained Relationship Detailed by Bob Ryan - MSN
Larry Bird and Robert Parish, two key figures in the Boston Celtics' 1980s dynasty, had a complicated relationship despite their success together. More for You.
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"He hit 20 out of 20" - Peja Stojakovic recalls 50-year-old Larry Bird showing the Indiana Pacers how to shoot 3-pointers - MSN
The next morning at practice, while we were stretching, Larry Bird — who was around 50 years old at the time — walked into the gym, took off his blazer, grabbed a ball, and started shooting ...
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"He didn't usually trash talk to Magic, Dr. J, guys like that" - Danny Ainge on why Larry Bird directed most vicious trash talk to coaches - MSN
"He just really wanted to motivate himself," Ainge said of Larry's trash-talking. "But the most characteristic one was he didn't usually trash-talk to like Magic [Johnson], Dr. J [Julius Erving ...
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"It's amazing what one day off can do to refresh your mind" - Larry Bird on why he believes players shouldn't be asked to practice every day - MSN
At the height of his powers in the 1980s, Larry Bird was many things — a ruthless scorer, generational passer, unrelenting competitor and fearless trash talker. But one thing he never pretended ...
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"I probably would have had something to say back to him" - Tim Legler says he wouldn't take Larry Bird's trash-talk if he went up against him in a 3-point contest - MSN
A match made in heaven, the 1979-80 season witnessed the debut of Larry Bird and the introduction of the 3-point line in the NBA. Entering the league, there was a lot of anticipation surrounding ...