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5 Times Larry Bird Sought Revenge | Reaction
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Interesting fact of the day. Jordan and the Bulls never beat Byrd in a playoff game.
True Story. Bird's Celtics were 6-0 vs Jordan's Bulls in the Playoffs. That's why I laughed when he predicted Jordan was gonna shut him down. lol
Truth!
I really enjoy this! Your energy is great! Thanks for doing what you do!
Fun Facts:
1.) Larry Bird once told an opposing team tell you what I can even beat you if I play this game left handed. Which he proceeded to do.
2.) I can not remember who it was but Larry tapped him on his butt with the ball. It was like keep away mixed with pay attention. You need to see me score on you ( again )
3.) He played with the Boston Celtics his entire career.
@@Str8Homah bulls were 30-52 playing in Boston when Jordan dropped 63 in 2 overtimes. Bulls sucked when Boston was good. Boston sucked hard in 90s when bulls teams caught up
@@MH-wm6df We were talking about PLAYOFFS. They didn't make the PLAYOFFS going 30-52. Jordan was 0-6 vs Boston in the PLAYOFFS! I am older...I watched the games LIVE. No history lesson necessary. Thanks for your input though.
Bird was a titan of the game. Smartest guy in the room. Just imagine how good you have to be to say in a game "I'm going to sink everything left handed" and do it ftw.
Literally unbelievable at that level. Like if there weren't first hand accounts I'd say it's not true but.... It is.
When Bird was being treated for his broken cheekbone that he suffered when his face slammed against the parquet wood floor, what was also discovered by the Celtics' trainer was Bird had also suffered a concussion. But, the story goes that despite the trainer saying Bird was done and shouldn't play the rest of the game, when the trainer wasn't looking, Bird took off and ran back onto the court anyway, and he ended up being the main reason why the Celtics came back and won that series. Larry was not only a GREAT player, but he was also tough as nails.
Look at the footage. You KNOW you are in trouble when Bird looks as PISSED and focused as he did when he came back out to play. Nobody was going to deny him
Bird in an interview said he had double vision and saw two rims the rest of that game and would aim for the basket on the left and still dropped 30+ after returning to lead them to a win
Everyone else was playing checkers and Bird was playing Chess. Always e steps ahead. Just because he didn't fly like Jordan, his technicall game couldn't be beat by anyone. He wasn't A ball hog unless he had to save the day. But if he wasn't shooting he was putting the ball in the hand that could. He was mastermind and the GOAT in the game. It's not always about dunking.
I grew up in Boston in the 80s, huge Larry Bird fan. He used to cut his own lawn, wouldn't bother to hire someone else to do it since he could do it himself. Fans used to gather in the street outside his house to watch him. My grandfather took me there one day, and sure enough there was Larry pushing his mower across his front yard.
There will never be another Larry Bird. The true G O A T.
The story about the Indiana game that not everyone knows. Birds doctor told him he was through. Bird had to wait till the doctor wasn’t looking and then snuck back in the game.
dude had a broken face, he should have been through. I'm not sure how he could do that, let alone play and shoot his team back into the game.
Also left out is that he spent the night before that game in traction at the hospital for his back. Went from the hospital to the garden for the game, broke face, came back won the game & right back to the hospital for the night. Players nowadays are out for two weeks with turf toe. lol
@@tric5122 Yeah. All the accidental contact to your face during junior games was insane. With the intensity in NBA can't imagine. Dude is a warrior.
I had an accident in 2020 that broke my cheekbone and orbital and I could barely walk a straight line, my vision was blurry out of that eye. Only thing I wanted was to lie down and get some pain killers, it was an extremely painful and debilitating injury. Your top teeth are bouncing up and down coz the bone above them is all broken and moving around. I can't fathom how he even managed to get up and down the court, let alone take the game over and win it. When the stakes go up and things get tougher and tougher, the greats rise to the top and he is the epitome of that.
And had double vision, but still made his shots
Absolutely loved Larry Bird...
He was fun to watch.
One of the Best!☘🏀
Yes ledzep. I just love to watch him play. He's the best!
What Bird & Magic did, back when it was SO needed, was absolute magic (for lack of a better term). I'm a Knicks fan (or "was"), so NO love lost for either team, but nobody could possibly deny their impact on the NBA, for fans of ALL teams. I hated them both, but loved watching them at the same time. Even more, I love what they've become now. Simply amazing, and awesome from every perspective.
Watching you reacting to Bird is like looking at a kid opening his christmas present... 100% joy :)
More Larry!
PS: that Laimbeer story always cracks me up! The Pistons owed their Loss to Laimbeer 😂
Also, MJ “bullied” Larry ONCE. At the very start of his career. From then on Larry dominated the vast majority of their head to head meetings.
Larry is the ONLY player MJ never truly bested.
Larry hated Bill Laimbeer ever since their college days when Larry was at ISU and Laimbeer at Notre Dame. Bill was always a dirty player, but he was also a snobby rich boy who wasn't shy to tell people about it. Larry of course grew up in poverty and never took kindly to someone like Bill looking down his nose at him.
Stockton has a better regular season record against Jordan at 15-11 Jordan has the finals wins tho.
Michael could NEVER shut Larry down! Whenever Michael guarded him, he would take him down low, and Michael had no chance to stop him! Michael is a jumper! We all know that! But Larry could outshoot him, out pass him, out rebound him, and out post him!
This is hilarious
@@MH-wm6df And also very true.
I heard this short story about Larry Bird when he was coaching the Pacers..... One day in practice, Larry took off his sportscoat as practice was winding down, grabbed a basketball and drained like 15 straight threes, then walked off the court. Absolute savage.
You don't know Drazen Petrovich because right as he ascended to the top levels of the NBA, he died in a car crash. Guy was going to be a monster.
Woahhh, R.I.P. Drazen 🙏🏾
Yes I remember when he died. It was so sad.
His story was also part of another tragedy; The Greatest game we never got to watch. The 1992 Dream team against the 1992 Yugoslavia national team. The Dream team was invented mainly because our College players USA National team could not beat the Yugo team. 1988 Gold, 1987 Junior Fiba and 1990 FIBA World Championship. Drazen Petrovic was the 3 Pt killer, Vlade Divac at Center and SF Toni Kukoc, who later won 3 NBA titles with Jordan. Everyone wanted to see that game. Alas, War happened and the team split. RIP Petrovic; SO tragicl
RIP. Dude was a beast
But he didn't.
Larry actually told Kevin to keep going because Kevin quit before the end of the game. Larry asked him where he was going, and that he should keep going, because when he got that hot he wasn’t going to stop. So he did encourage Kevin to go further. Kevin said he was tired and sitting down. That’s how I’ve always heard that story.
Yup
You gotta watch Larrys back story, Not at all what I expected.Makes his achievements even more astounding
ROFL, I was cracking up when you thought MJ was going to stop the Legend haha. Nope. I will say this, MJ was always paying attention to Larry Legend.
Jeepers, it's like I'm listening to a story about Achilles and Hector. Withing a week he broke his and his teammates record lol! That's how legends are made!
If Bird played in this cupcake NBA today with its soft rules and guys feelings being hurt, he'd get T'd up for his trash talking, alone. He would have to adjust his game to where instead of trash talking so much, he'd inflict even more damage to the other team via his offense. IMO, he would be a walking triple double MVP candidate every year and would refuse to collude with other players to build a "super" team.
For 5 minutes Bird Could make
ANYONE his BITCH!!👍👍
Besides he was in Converse tennis shoes,can you imagine today?
NBA today plays no defense. There are great defenders but great defense teams? It's like the old ABA and high scoring. Eras in sports are hard to compare but 80s 90s and even the 00s played two way ball. It's a softer more offense friendly game. Bird Magic Jordan Malone Mullins KJ Pippen and the list goes on and on and the mobile bigs would have killed it today. Imagine Dennis Rodman with the bulls able to play small ball with Rodman Kukoc Pippen Harper Jordan majority of the time. Damn look at the 92/93 Phoenix Suns roster and it alone would have destroyed the league. Old Lakers could have run magic worthy Cooper Scott Green. Bird's Boston squads could have run a small ball. Every Era can score but past generations had better shooters overall with killer midrange games and they didn't live off the 3 ball. So many players teams to name but past eras played ferocious defense. Just imagine a Mourning or Kemp or Robinson or Duncan or O'Neal or Garnett in small ball damn they would feast today. You would literally need Allstar teams to face those teams because they were built through the draft with a few trades to round out squads but they played together for SEASONS with continuity. These super teams of whining to get out and everybody treating it like school yard where you get to pick your team. Warriors are or were the closest to an old school squad built through the draft with few trades to fill out the team. They didn't need KG. Hell KG's OKC squads were great and built through the draft but they failed as a team. He's OKC squads were loaded but he and russ failed. One thing when a great player like a Barkley or Garnett has given a career on bad teams to want a chance to win but now its I'm a top 5/10 player but I need another top 10 or two to succeed. Bulls drafted Jordan and traded up for Pippen. Yes they acquired free agents but never grabbed a KG or LBJ etc. Rodman was given away by the Spurs. Harper was no longer the scorer from the clippers he once was but he could play D. Kukoc they lucked out at getting the best Euro player at the time, had he gone to another team he would have been an Allstar. Name the rest of the bulls? Most can't because they were role players who did their parts perfectly. Other major sports leagues defense is still a part of the game but NBA defense is an after thought. Plus college game is suffering which means less refined players they take longer to develop or they hit their ceiling to early or flame out. New development leagues won't fix the issues. Dunk and shoot 3s and everything else is an after thought. Simmons I don't mean to pick on but he's a great example. Basically 7' PG who shoots over 50% but is average at 3s. FT% is poor. For an all-star pg 8 assist looking for a max deal is a joke. 15 pts 8 asst 6 reb with his size and he's passiveness on the court shows how over valued players are today. Chris Paul is old school and dominates and he's 6'2"? Russ dominates and he's 6'4". Simmons should be a 20 10 and 10 or damn near close to it. Ft % sux so he's afraid to drive and pick and roll is horrible. High pick and roll defenders dare him. Enough my rant.
Bird also broke a finger/knuckle on his shooting hand prior to his nba tenure. He says he was half the shooter he wouldve been had that not happened...and he was a legend regardless. Could you imagine...
Could you image Larry bird and Jokic playing together tho the passes that would be legendary
Droznan Petrovich was probably the first potential superstar to come out of the Euro league. Unfortunately after his first all-star caliber season in the NBA he died in a car accident in his home country.
Damn, that's tragic.
@@marthahanley6650 Yeah, he was really young and it was right after his first good year in the league too.
My brother and sister-in-law was at that game in New Orleans when Bird went for 60. I wish I could have gone because he got a ticket for me, too, but I couldn't get off from workj that night for nothing.
"Tops of the tube socks"
Lmfaoooooo
Larry Legend averaged Less than TWO 3 point attempts per game..
All the those 40,50,60pt games were from shooting TWOs!
As far as Birds athleticism goes...
In 2021, an NBA player's average Vertical Leap is 28 inches!
Larry Legend's vertical leap was 28 inches!
A 6'10" small forward with eighties sports tech,training,nutrition,medical advancements,, etc etc and a pair of heavy, no lift, flat bottom, sneakers that are like running on concrete!
A 28 inch vert with a shooting touch like Bird's takes a massive amount of athleticism!
Getting tired of this non 'athleticism' debate abt Bird. He wouldn't be in the NBA if thats the case. But L LL you are soooooo right thanks for saying so.
Was he an athletic freak? No. But he was plenty athletic enough to do whatever he wanted to do.
Those were the golden years for the NBA.
As a former center post great coaching advice. I always got more floor time the more I interacted as a team. And it was always about feeding the ball to whomever was hot that night. It always varied and we always won when we listened and worked together.
LeBraun would’ve retired six years ago if he played against Bird, Magic, Doc J, Kareem,etc.
I'm not saying LeBron is not a good athlete, but when Magic & Bird were playing, there wasn't any crying in basketball.
Larry is a beast! I got to tell you something I just found out and I thought I saw everything... remember where Magic tells of the time that he was hurt and Larry told him he was going to put on a show for him? Well there was much more, see if you can find that game Larry was just clowning fools, (actual NBA players) right in front of Magic it was hilarious. It was like he was putting on a Globetrotters or circus show or something. I hope I'm not over exaggerating it you know how that gets sometimes when you remember something but it was pretty awesome! Definitely worth watching!
Hey Apex Shaver I wish I could watch that. Nothing said abt Bird could be an exaggeration imo. If you're a legend It always sounds exaggerated til you find out its true.
I'll see if I can find it I'll post it if I can
Wow that would be terrific! Thanks a zillion!
Barkley said that Larry and Jordan were the only players he ever saw complaining when they had a white guy on them
The game was SOOOO different in those days. These young guys would cry. A friend said once that the first time Labron got clotheslined, he'd cry and go to the locker room. A bit over the top. But it was a different thing back then. These new guys would have a huge learning curve to overcome.
Drazen was an incredible player. One of the first Euro players to truly be dominant way before Dirk. Sadly he died in a car accident in Germany before he could truly cement his greatness. Watch old footage of him and you would a future hall of famer. He would have been a perennial all star and one of the greatest 3 pointer shooters ever.
He was and I wish he got more recognition before he died.
Damn...
I was just a casual fan back then.
I heard about an accident but I didn't know he *died.*
I thought the accident "just" ended his career. 😓
Rest in peace 🙏
@@F1rstWorldNomaD I believe in died on the German Autobahn. That highway in Germany with no speed limit.
@@F1rstWorldNomaD I just looked it up. In an effort to avoid hitting a car, a truck driver swerved but lost control. He broke through the median and ended up blocking three lanes of traffic on the other side. Drazen was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle, dying on impact. If there is any positive to the story it is that he was asleep when the accident happened so he never saw it coming and didn't feel any pain.
Sure wasn't consistent against Bird though was he. One game does not make a great. He was good against everyone else
The fact that Bill Laimbeer had to resort to such a rough/abusive/dirty style of play against Bird is obviously a nod to Bird's level of talent and skills being acknowledged in addition to making it clear that Bill wasn't confident or interested in simply just matching up their individual talent levels for fear of coming up short IMO.
I can imagine Mchale telling Larry through out the game “Larry? You gonna let him (Lamlame) get away with that?”
Just to keep Larry angry.
well said. BE LESS SELFISH! It's a team game and feeding the fire is just as important and noticed as the fire itself.
The only time I ever watched basketball in my 56 years of life is when Larry Bird was playing.
Man, I can see us eating wings and having a beer while watching and talking about old school NBA. Great vid.
Larry plays smarter,mentally,and physically ,mixed together that is why Larry is Legend.🤔😎🏀🇺🇸
If Petrovich had not died in a car crash he’d be considered the greatest European player ever. Maybe Even better than Dirk. I suggest you watch some of his highlights, he could fill it up! Just an incredible shooter/scorer!
I don’t know why basketball fans have to trash talk Lebron. I don’t understand how someone who knows basketball can’t see that Lebron is a one of a kind player. I mean I still say he’s a fraction behind Bird as the greatest SF ever but you have to respect what he’s done.
Lebron kinda invited criticism on himself when he said he was the GOAT. Barkley, Jordon etc. and '80s '90s fans were saying; What Did He Say?
@@eddiehaskell1957 LeBron is a big cry baby, He would never have cut it in the 90s NBA…he’s also a moron. He thinks wearing Malcolm X glasses make hi intelligent, hen in fact, he is an i m b e c i l e.
Some think Petrovich had Jordan level talent. Not saying he did, but the hype was probably at least Penny/Grant Hill type.
A fun player to watch because you didn't know exactly what he was going to do but do something he would.
Larry Byrd was the greatest CLUTCH player of all time.
You don't mess with Larry Legend.
Drazen Petrovic was a monster. He died way too young which is why so many in the younger generation don’t know him. He was really hard to stop when he got going and one of the best pure shooters the game has seen.
I was at almost every big game in Boston Garden from 81 to 87, nothing like those 80's teams. The big draws were LA by far, then Philly with Dr J. Jordan was a non factor for years. Jordans first 7 years he got his azz kicked by Boston and Detroit. Dennis J, was one of the greatest under rated players of all time an one of my favorites. Magic, Jabbar and Worthy wow. Bird and DJ were awesome together. Got there early for a LA-Boston game, got on the floor and watched them practice. I was watching Bird and DJ, up behind me came Parish, he stopped and said how you doing? I almost shit myself he stopped and talked to me before he went out to practice. Will never forget this, love Parish, he's funny as hell too. Watch what he said about Jordan when the Celitcs beat Chicago. I'd take a few players over Jordan, I saw all the best, nothing like 80's BB, no wimps allowed like today's game.
I'm a bird fan and an old generation fan in my 40's. But you but it perfectly in the opening of this video.
I’m an Atlanta team girl but I always had a sweet spot for Bird and the Celtics!
If Larry played with today's rules then HE would have been Steph! Bird is and will always be the founding father of the 50-40-90. In an Era where fouls involved blood and fights.
Have to react to "Making the case: Larry Bird" will be the most detailed video youve watched on him and will explain everything you need to know
Drazen was awesome, he passed away while on vacation in Europe.
Michael never beat Larry he 0-4 or 0-6 and Michael got sweep in first round twice and lost 4-1 again before Scottie was drafted and saved his career but larry is the most underrated player of all time I don't know why is it because of his skin or is it because people want to hide the fact some people goat couldn't beat him
Hey LEBRON EVEN SAID LARRY WOULD BE DOMINATE IN THIS ERA. BUT AT THE SAME TIME YOU REALLY CANT TOUCH LEBRONS JERSEY WITHOUT A FOUL CALLED. BIRD THREW DOWN WITH SOME CENTERS AS A SMALL FORWARD. BUT HE WAS A BLUE COLLAR GUY. HE BROKE HIS FINGER PAVING HIS FATHERS DRIVEWAY AND NEVER SHOT THE SAME AGAIN. SO HE WAS EVEN BETTER THEN HE WAS IN THE END. SMH HOW
@@vinniewheeler5441
Wow…you got a few facts mixed up:
Larry hurt his finger (crushed knuckle) while in his last year of college playing softball. He hadn’t signed with the Celtics yet! He played his entire career with a mangled finger!
As for his back, he hurt that in 85 shoveling gravel for his MOTHER’S driveway. His dad was already dead by then.
Yep, Larry defeated Michael 6 times in the playoffs, and Michael never got back at him. In one of their games, Michael played like an absolute beast...I believe outscoring everyone with 63 points! Larry Bird claimed "God showed up to play disguised as Michael Jordan." Only thing was...despite Michael's amazing feat, no one else on his team was really scoring, while all the Celtics were scoring just fine. The Celtics STILL defeated the Bulls, despite that insane showing by Jordan!
I met Kent Benson at a butchers shop way out in the sticks here in Indiana…He’s actually a nice guy
You actually had to be tough in the NBA back then ask a piston's fan. Talent wasn't enough.
What's good what's good?? Man, Larry was a force to be reckoned with LOL
No one and I mean no one is better than Larry Legend. They called him basketball Jesus. Beat that.
I gotta say one thing: I miss when the NBA had real men playing rather than a bunch of dudes who thought they were soccer players by acting like them by rolling on the floor when someone breathed on them…I looking at you Leflop James.
”Be more unselfish” my bro crusch just intensified!💙
In all honesty I've never watched a whole basketball game and I've never seen LeBron play. Only highlights of him on the ground.
🤣
The game back in the 80s and 90s was more physical and more competition. Now there are a bunch of crybabies playing.
Kent Benson has the quintessential face of someone who can dish it out but can't take it.
Bird wanted to play the best. LeBron wants to recruit the best. Huge difference. You go to a bad team and stay with them and make them multiple championships Champs. That's legend and what legends do
Gotta check out " Making the Case - Larry Bird " it's a Great video !!
Bro, your advice for balling needs to be heard. Wish more people thought your way
That's why John Stockton's assist record will Never be passed.
You HAVE to look into Drazen Petrovic!! One of the early sharpshooters and one of the first European NBA imports, and a tragic story
There is a reason he is Larry “Legend”
after them balls you said his heart. I subbed right after those words. Peace and cheers from east coast Canada
He was like and alien playing basketball. In some other level. So good he could relax in a game
I ran into Kent Benson here in Indiana at a Butcher shop in the middle of nowhere.He was getting a deer processed
"If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I’d choose Michael Jordan," Pat said. "If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I’d take Larry Bird." Pat Riley
Some people don't realize..
Basketball has evolved.
People learn, from those who came before them.
Just like anything in life.
Skateboarding, and music come to mind.
I grew up on 80s New England sports teams.
And, honestly, because of Bill Fucking Buckner, the Celts were our only real saving grace, 😆.
Larry was a legendary player.
Larry Bird's balls was so big I'm surprised he didn't need to put his balls in a wheelbarrow coming out that tunnel no cap😂😂 if my cheekbone broken I ain't getting up 😂😂
Balls on the top of his tube socks 🤣 🤣 LMAO...
No one should need to knock down a great player in order to elevate another great player!
Petrovic was probably one of the greatest shooters of all time and competitors. he died way too young
Oscar Schmidt was the best international player back then
@@catherinelynnfraser2001 Oscar was a great player, Drazen was a great shooter. Arvidas Sabonis was the best international player IMO
LeBron's fine but Larry Bird is THE GOAT
you had to be there. I was. I am 63. In every generation there is going to be a great player, an outstanding player. So, no one is better than this one or that one, they are just new and different.
That’s life in general, recognizing the gifts of others. I really enjoyed watching this reaction .
LOL at around 3.33 a fella says that Bird was not intimidating. Only a person that was not on the planks with him would say such a foolish thing
Should watch the Lenron flop compilation. It is pretty great! lol Love watching him collapse to elbows that generate air that knock him down, cause elbows are missing. To be fair I don't blame Lebron so much for what has become terrible officiating. He is gaming the system and it sucks to watch but it makes sense
Great advice for the young athlete, the old too. Help others become good and great. Your blessings will come when they are supposed to.
You are a really funny guy.
This was a good one to watch. Thanks for your channel LFR.
I watched Larry Bird on TV mostly back in the 80s with Magic with the NBA duel for the title. Larry got everyone stirred up and so did Magic and it was a sight to behold. I am a Sonics fan who loved when they won the 79 Championship and became a NBA fanatic for 6-7 years but the entertainment was the Lakers and Celtics all the way during the 80s. So even though I live on the west coast I am more of a Boston Celtics fan due to Larry Bird the legend.
Magic & Bird! Two best ever!✔💯
Dude, I enjoy your content! Keep it up!
Killer content. I’ve been a sub for a while but I’ve got to say, you’re killing it man
At 14:15...those words ring true in so many aspects of life. BRILLIANT
Seen a few of your vids, this the one that got the subscribe. Good reactions, good opinions and insight, good amount of stoppage time
You are exactly right. There is great and there is good. LeBron is good. The best of his time. Larry is Great . One of the best of all time.
Kent Benson was an integral part of that 1975-76 Bobby Knight Indiana University team that was the last Div 1 college team to go undefeated for a whole season. Benson was MVP of that 1976 NCAA Championship. That having been said, he seemed to be a bit of a prick, and for sure could NEVER hold a candle to Larry Legend. Bird simply had the most desire and the best work ethic and was also just tough as nails. As far as all around basketball skills of shooting, passing, rebounding, assisting, and CLUTCH PLAY, I truly believe Larry is the GOAT. Athleticism like running fast and jumping high is extremely important but can sometimes be overrated. Basketball skills like finding the open man always rise to the top.
Way back when the NBA was under complete control by David Stern star players picked up fouls just like everyone else. So, Collins taking Jordan off of Bird was done partly to keep Jordan out of foul trouble.
I remember watching a Bills-Piston's playoff game and Jordan picked up his third foul 4 mins before the half. It was a big deal because Collins had to gamble on whether to leave Jordan out on the floor and risk picking up his fourth before the half. Jordan ended picking up his fourth early in the third rendering him useless on defense as the Pistons went right at him. This was a long time ago and if I remember correctly Jordan may have fouled out late in the game.
THAT scenario would never happen now with today's star players.
Drazen Petrovich was amazing. Died in a car crash early in his career. Too bad, the kid could ball.
I really enjoy your reaction videos. The best I've seen.
Look for the video on Larry Bird as a child and his father. It will help you understand Larry and his personality and playing attitude.
Trash talk is a very effective strategy guarding very talented players with a short fuse
I loved your promo there. Well done
I can't remember which game it was but somebody decided they were going to mouth off to bird and one of the veteran players on his team was standing there going no no don't do it don't do it and of course the inevitable happened but if you can find there's there's tape out there on it and you'd probably get a kick out of it.
Which player? That description is far too vague.
@@irishgrl I don't know if this is the hotdog one. Or the told ya toward players/coach?
That's a McHale story and I'd never come to telling a story they lived. They were down two near the end. He knew Bird was going to get the ball. Bird had had a really bad game. He's saying to him "Birdy Birdy. No! Just go for the two and overtime." And Bird replied, "I don't know about you but I'm fixin to kick it in and go home"
Hopefully you can see the confusion.
it was the hawks .... Nique tells the story .. Bird wqas coldish and coming down the floor one of the hawks players poked him ..Nique the asked what are you doing to the player but it was too later .. he had woken Larry up .. cant remember the year sadly
@@garycummins2642 thank you I could not remember to save my life just that it had happened.
Makes me wonder what would've happened if Len Bias hadn't passed. We lost a good-un in Lenny. And, we basketball fans are the worse off for it...I saw him a few times in college, and he was a man among boys...straight up beast.
Your break downs are excellent.
One Larry Bird video that is largely overlooked is the "Larry Bird -- Greatest Outlet Passer Ever" one.
Does the name "Dan Marino" ring a bell? lol
It's just a few mins long but has a lot of examples to see. The guy just never let up on anything, ever.
I think I reacted the same way bird did back In those days getting hacked and injured. Back when I played, if I got hurt or even play with a sprained finger or cut from falling on concrete, I ended up having this second wind of energy or adrenaline hit and I be unstoppable to miss or score on. Everyone reacts differently to pain. I thrived off it. Btw they use to call me Larry or white mike all the time lol. I even be hitting those behind the backboard shots regularly in games.
Larry grew up playing basketball with black players in pickup games, in pretty positive if he said he was offended by a white dude guarding him he was being 100.
Yeah Brasshound he knows his game.
I have to reconsider my opinion of Bird. He always seemed slow and clumsy when I watched but the attitude, man, I didn't know he had that talk going. And he backed it up too. So, yeah, I was wrong about him. New respect.
I am not a LJ but you have to give him props for what he’s done so far!
When bird found out about magics illnes he cried, they became the best of friends , but on the court you woudn't know it , watch bird & magic documentary