Larry's passes were downright prescient. The nastiest fucking disrespectful around the back freebies, the no look taps that were only in his possession for less than half a second. He knew EXACTLY where his players were gonna be and how to get the ball where it needed to go. Transcendent awareness. The GOAT.
The guy who thought on radio larry was black, Larry's college team was playing mine, we heard they had a super star and during warm ups we tried to guess which black player he was. Man were we wrong, he beat us and set scoring record! Peace from Northern Michigan.
It always makes me smile when I see Magic and Larry, two of the greatest players ever, two of the greatest rivals ever show each other the respect they had for one and other. But like Magic said, more importantly, they were friends.
Someone should make a story out of that. Maybe call it _A Courtship of Rivals_ JK to mention that is a thing, in case you haven't heard about it. Hopefully it's something new to watch.
Bird is about a year older than me. I saw most of the games you see in his highlights. What was so fun about watching Boston play was that you knew that Bird was going to do something amazing in every game, at least once. LOL
I grew up watching Larry Bird and was lucky enough to see most of these games and most of the highlights are from the Playoffs and nobody today would dare tell the opponent that I'm shooting the ball 🏀 right over there and there's nothing you can do to stop me. I never knew that Larry Bird was talking trash because it wasn't visible on our TV and they didn't have Mic on the court to hear. I just assumed he was different than the rest. Larry Bird said by the 3rd day being in the League that he knew that he was going to Dominate the League and he did it. He was really something else. Great reaction and I always enjoy watching Larry Bird and now I know he was talking with the opponent is crazy..
I was a Lakers fan in the 80's, watching those finals every year against Boston and damn I hated Bird. He scared the utter shit outta me. I can't imagine what the Lakers players felt having to go out there and try to beat him and the Celtics. I've heard James Worthy, who guarded Bird a fair bit, say he would rather guard Michael Jordan than Bird and there were some sleepless nights. Bird would conjure victories from places you just couldn't believe. Those years were absolute basketball heaven. They were tough, tough games and series. Physically, mentally, everything, it was absolutely gladiatorial.
I watched Bird and Magic from collage to retirement. They both had short careers but did thier thang. The love and respect they had for each orher should be told in stories every year
If the video proof and all the testimonials from other players didn't exist, people would believe half of these stories. Unreal. Never heard anything like it, and there's much more.
Yep and unfortunately the greatest player to ever play the game doesn’t have all of this In his favor. It was far enough back that they didn’t even have all the stats that they have today. It would have been nice to know how many blocks Wilt would have got a game and all time. I’ll bet he had double digit blocks. There’s never been a player like him. By the time MJ came along there was cable tv, satellite tv etc. ESPN had arrived. People don’t fully understand the landscape of basketball in the past. I remember tape delayed play off games. I remember people saying I dont want to know what the score was because the game was coming on. There’s more to everything than the average NBA fan understands. I should say younger fans. Wilt was criticized for how tall he was. They were trying to say that he wasn’t skilled just tall. So Wilt would never back a player down and dunk on them cuz that’s too easy. He wanted people to see that he had skill. He was trying to earn respect. I think that’s why he didn’t like Shaq because Shaq was lazy and just backed em down and dunked on them. It rubbed him wrong because he knew he could dominate Shaq. I think bothered him that people would say he’s the most dominant center ever. He knew that wasn’t true. Wilt average more minutes than the length of a game because of over time for his career. He played every minutes of every game for his career. Shaq tried for about two weeks and couldn’t do it.
Please react to some of Larry's historic games. Many, many to choose from. Perhaps his 48 point game against Portland where he drops 48, including an insane game winning shot at the buzzer.
I watched Bird from his first game until his last. Larry was the reason I became a Celtics loyalist and I live in Missouri. Bird was the BEST all round player the league ever knew, PERIOD. He was dangerous from anywhere on the court including from behind the glass. He did things routinely that other players could only dream of or have nightmares about. And his trash talking was phenominal and fact.
I grew up in Boston and was a teenager threw his pro career. and I got to see him play a few times. He was runner up to MVP like 5 times and made MVP 3 in a row and was 3rd the other 2...that's 1st 2nd or 3rd for the entire decade of the 80's with all the talent that was out their.. founder 50-40-90 club and had a 4 season block where he averaged 50-40-90.... 3 point line didn't even exist until his rookie year.. and the only player to consistently tell the other teams what he was going to do and then go do it.. no one else ever did it like he did.. he is the G.O.A.T. LARRY LEGEND even had a song they used to play for him.. th-cam.com/video/NBAjIgsK0qQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eHvhM0ZfvBXnzVdA
I was born in Indiana in 1962. I started watching Larry Bird when he was in High School and then College and then Pro. My Dad became a Celtics fan the day he signed with them. Larry was indeed the biggest trash talker in the NBA. He used it as a tool. I think him calling out his shots, and then making those exact shots, annoyed his peers the most. He could back up his trash talk and was a total team and individual player. ❤
Enjoyed your reaction 😊 For me Larry Bird's trash talking, either broke a player down, or forced an opponent to be a better player, & it was the strength of the player, which way they were affected.......that was just a part of who Bird was 😊
Thank you for this video. Its guys like you that will keep the( larry) legend alive. Was so happy when I saw this is a recent video. There are hundreds of larry videos on you tube. I believe yours is the most recent. And to the haters even after seeing this you must not know basketball. Bird doesn’t need to be the goat when he is the legend.
I never get tired of watching these tributes to Larry Bird. I'm just a few years younger than him so I got to watch Larry and Magic in the finals all those years. There has never been a finals like the Lakers and Celtics since that time. All 5 players on each team were all-stars! The league expanded since that time and watered down a bit since so you don't see teams anymore with so much talent across the board. When I read about players in the current NBA that are average players and they are getting $20-$30 million a year it's hard to believe Magic and Bird got paid so much less. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
That 3rd time in the All-star 3 point contest. Is exactly what Danny Ainge said he totally blew the first 3 racks and then he Had to make 8 out 10 Shots just to Win. He was just making a challenge for himself AGAIN..... G.O.A.T.
Fun facts to know about Bird....Jordan was 0-6 vs Bird in playoffs.....Boston won only 29 games year before Bird got there he turned them around his rookie year and they won 62 games (with no McHale or Parrish yet). Also avg over 10 rebs for career. He won the first THREE 3pt competitions (he only did those 3 so never lost). He made several all-defensive teams & was always in top 5 in steals. Quote from Pat Riley..."If I can pick any player to take the last shot of a game I'm taking Michael Jordan, if I need a player to take the last last to save my life I'm taking Larry Bird."
I watched Bird throughout his career. Lucky enought to see him live once against the Suns. Back in the 90s, after Bird retired, if you asked anyone whobreally followed basketball about Bird, I dont remember anyone who didnt put him in the top ten, the majority put him in the top five. Im so glad that younger people have these videos to correct a lot of their opinions. Ive seen a lot of great players in games since 1972. Its Jordan, Bird, Kobe, Magic and Lebron to me.
The Celtics and the Lakers both were playing on TV Celtics were the first game. The Lakers were the second game. Everybody was watching these two teams during the time of magic and bird.
So thankful for being right in the middle of the greatest era of the NBA....period. I was a huge Magic/Lakers fan. Forum Club and all. SHOWTIME R.I.P. Chick Hearn
Watch the Lakers/Celtics battles with Magic and Bird. These guys were the fiercest of competitors, but they would elevate each others’ game because they both brought it all. But the best part was seeing the respect they had for each other. It was a fun fight. It was how a game should be played.
New subscriber!!! I have the honor of seeing lots of 80s basketball games... having been born in the 1970s.. To me, and a die-hard Boston Celtics fan, BIRD IS THE GOAT!
I'm 47 and I grew up watching the 80s ball and Bird was surgical out on the court. He was the only NBA player that made me cry as an 9 year old because I'm a Pistons fan and he stole the inbound pass that would have cliched Game 6 for the Pistons to go to the NBA Finals in 87.
Larry Bird is the first player to accomplish the 50-40-90 club, the only person in NBA history to be named Rookie of the Year, 3 point Champion three straight years, MVP three times straight (When competing against Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Dr. J, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and many more), Finals MVP, All-Star MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year. Also Hall Of Fame Head Coach Pat Riley once said " If I had to choose a player to make rh winning shot of a game. I would pick Michael Jordan, but if I had to pick a player to make a shot to save my life. I pick Larry Bird."
I've got a great one! Larry Bird - Bird is the word 15 minutes of Larry Legend - the first song is nuts, but they progressively get better! Probably the most enjoyable Bird video I've watched. #Birdgang
Keep in mind the guy's telling these stories about how great Bird was are also Powerhouse players in that era. Seeing so many great's having so much respect for one another is outstanding.
Ya that situation where the other team was celebrating Bird was not well received by pretty much everyone. I remember my Dad and his buddies being pretty mad about it. Everyone was talking about how pathetic it was that they high fived each other over Birds play.
The best Larry Bird story was about a decisive playoff game 5 against the Pacers. He broke his orbital bone in the first half, but came back into the game to help the team to a win. Now that part most people have heard, but I met one of his ex-team mates around 1999-2000 who was now playing for another team, who told me the full story. Larry did break the orbital bone but was also suffering a concussion with double vision. Supposedly when he took his first shot and it went in, he told a team mate that now he knew which hoop of the two he was seeing to aim for. I posted that message on another video and got messaged by a person who claimed to be the Celtics physical therapist asking how I knew that because it was never revealed. Sort of confirmed the authenticity of the story.
I've got 20 years on you and got to watch basically his whole career and since then, Jordan is the only player I'd ever take over Bird. Saw them both play live in person multiple times too. They both used to wreck my poor Hawks 😢
Larry Bird didn't just anger other basketball players. I grew up in Texas so I was a Houston Rockets fanatic. My grandparents had season tickets and one time he was destroying the Rockets. I flipped off Bird and called him various four letter words at The Summit. Bird blew us kisses then while looking us in the eye drained a 3.
The only thing I want to point about Bird playing for 13 years when you compared him to 13 years with LeBron is in 89 I believe, he only played 6 games because of double Achilles surgery.
Larry Bird was the best and that's because he played with a bad back. I don't understand how they say he was slow when they couldn't stop the 6'9 player. He did everything and most importantly, he played with his heart. He was loyal to his team and the city of Boston. Players today only care about stats and money.
Every time I see magic and bird during birds retirement it still gets to me... that night basketball ended for me...Bird and Magic were bigger than the sport.. nothing was better than the Celtics and the Lakers.. Great reaction my friend 👍 check out Len Bias... He was a great college player who passed away way to early (before he was to enter the NBA)...the Maryland Marvel...He reminded me of a lot of the greats I grew up with...
Ty Kane I'm from Boston Larry legend fan but I always loved magic and MJ , then fast forward Kobe , Paul Pierce, kG I'm sorry I could go on forever, put out some more videos ty again!!!
If God forbid you were dying of a terminal illness and you had to pick between Larry Bird, Steph Curry or Michael Jordan to take the final shot to save your life, who would you pick?
Man...this game is Bird at his finest! Lol. 60 points! I don't know why being athletic is held in such high regard these days! If could choose between being a great athlete? Or being a great player what would you choose? Being a great athlete will get you all the oohs and aahhs. But...being a great player will get you the win every time! Dominique Wilkins!
If I could pick between being a great athlete or a great player, I would pick being a great player. Great players don't need to be athletic, but as you age, the way one thinks the game is different. If a player doesn't need athletism, then no player who we consider as great would ever need to retire, but that's not the case.
Even a great athlete has to retire sooner or later! Lol. I would still rather be a great player. The great athlete scores points ...a great player wins games!
@@realhurrikaneisaac Why would you want to be someone thats just around too long?! The great player is winning the games! The athlete is just still there....lol
The vid about he & Magic's friendship had me all 😢especially when Magic talked about diagnosed w/hiv... said Larry 2nd to call him & You find out who Your real friends are...
I feel sorry for the younger generation, these guys just played ball .. They hustled their ass off and played with heart .. This old fart here can't stomach today's NBA .. The Fucking Legend is the greatest SF to ever step on the court
I use to go to Warriors games and watch Bird torch them. Could you imagine some whiny Primadonna, like LeBron having to play Bird , the bitching and moaning complaining about him being disrespected would never stop . Bird would live rent free in LaBrons head. 😂
I was a huge Mavs fan forever. I hated Bird with a passion because he was so scary, you knew he was going to get you. No other player had that affect on me, maybe Magic to a slightly lesser degree. To this day I can still perfectly picture him draining a game winner at the buzzer when I was sure an outstanding Mavs team was going to finally beat this MF. I didn't sleep much that night. lol He was awesome. Great reaction. Thanks.
I have probably only watched one basketball game on television (I am 53) but going on the internet and finding the footage of MJ, Bird and Magic....I am actually going to buy 3 jerseys in honorance of these men and wear them with pride.
i have boxes of VHS tapes of the Lakers and Celtics games and dunk contests of the 80s. i was born in 1972. It was the best of times and I hated Larry Bird as a teenager cuz I was a Lakers fan. but now I respect the hell out of Larry Legend.
I look at Larry Bird much the same way I look at Barry Sanders, their careers shortened and quite possibly the best in the history of their game but didn't have the time to prove it.
alot of people may not realize this but larry bird played more with black players than white when he was growing up. at school thats where the whites played during school but after school or in the summer there was a outside basketball court that the blacks played at and larry played there more than the school court. larry was smaller than most of the blacks so he had to play differently where he could help the team he was playing on. larry even said basketball is a black mans game thats why he got upset when they put a white player on him. i honestly would have to agree with him back then it was a black mans game the reason why the whites played mostly during school and the blacks played year round.
Larry always wanted to beat the best so he worked his game up to the highest level. If his shot was off that night, he would out-rebound you, or he would out-pass you, or out-hustle you, or out-think you. Whatever it took to beat you.
yeah, that guy that was talking was K.C.Jones, former Celtic player and one of the winningest coachs in Celtic history, look him up, you won't be sorry.
"If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I'd choose Michael Jordan," Pat Riley said. "If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I'd take Larry Bird."
Larry's passes were downright prescient. The nastiest fucking disrespectful around the back freebies, the no look taps that were only in his possession for less than half a second. He knew EXACTLY where his players were gonna be and how to get the ball where it needed to go. Transcendent awareness. The GOAT.
The guy who thought on radio larry was black, Larry's college team was playing mine, we heard they had a super star and during warm ups we tried to guess which black player he was. Man were we wrong, he beat us and set scoring record! Peace from Northern Michigan.
That was Nolan Richardson. It was his Hall of Fame speech. Well worth listening to.
It always makes me smile when I see Magic and Larry, two of the greatest players ever, two of the greatest rivals ever show each other the respect they had for one and other. But like Magic said, more importantly, they were friends.
Someone should make a story out of that.
Maybe call it _A Courtship of Rivals_
JK to mention that is a thing, in case you haven't heard about it. Hopefully it's something new to watch.
Larry played with the black men who worked at a hotel in his neighborhood during their breaks and lunch. He played street ball
You know you’re pretty good when MJ is singing your praises
Larry grew up playing the trash collectors and bus drivers. He knew how to operate
Bird is about a year older than me. I saw most of the games you see in his highlights. What was so fun about watching Boston play was that you knew that Bird was going to do something amazing in every game, at least once. LOL
Wow, that's amazing man!
I grew up watching Larry Bird and was lucky enough to see most of these games and most of the highlights are from the Playoffs and nobody today would dare tell the opponent that I'm shooting the ball 🏀 right over there and there's nothing you can do to stop me. I never knew that Larry Bird was talking trash because it wasn't visible on our TV and they didn't have Mic on the court to hear. I just assumed he was different than the rest. Larry Bird said by the 3rd day being in the League that he knew that he was going to Dominate the League and he did it. He was really something else. Great reaction and I always enjoy watching Larry Bird and now I know he was talking with the opponent is crazy..
I was a Lakers fan in the 80's, watching those finals every year against Boston and damn I hated Bird. He scared the utter shit outta me. I can't imagine what the Lakers players felt having to go out there and try to beat him and the Celtics. I've heard James Worthy, who guarded Bird a fair bit, say he would rather guard Michael Jordan than Bird and there were some sleepless nights. Bird would conjure victories from places you just couldn't believe. Those years were absolute basketball heaven. They were tough, tough games and series. Physically, mentally, everything, it was absolutely gladiatorial.
He wasn’t just telling guys what he was going to do. He was telling _professionals._
Hall of Fame Players Telling Everyone that Larry Bird was a BAD Man ♂️.
And dudes that really wanted to not let white guy do it. True g
I watched Bird and Magic from collage to retirement. They both had short careers but did thier thang. The love and respect they had for each orher should be told in stories every year
If the video proof and all the testimonials from other players didn't exist, people would believe half of these stories. Unreal. Never heard anything like it, and there's much more.
Exactly!
Yep and unfortunately the greatest player to ever play the game doesn’t have all of this In his favor. It was far enough back that they didn’t even have all the stats that they have today. It would have been nice to know how many blocks Wilt would have got a game and all time. I’ll bet he had double digit blocks. There’s never been a player like him. By the time MJ came along there was cable tv, satellite tv etc. ESPN had arrived. People don’t fully understand the landscape of basketball in the past. I remember tape delayed play off games. I remember people saying I dont want to know what the score was because the game was coming on. There’s more to everything than the average NBA fan understands. I should say younger fans. Wilt was criticized for how tall he was. They were trying to say that he wasn’t skilled just tall. So Wilt would never back a player down and dunk on them cuz that’s too easy. He wanted people to see that he had skill. He was trying to earn respect. I think that’s why he didn’t like Shaq because Shaq was lazy and just backed em down and dunked on them. It rubbed him wrong because he knew he could dominate Shaq. I think bothered him that people would say he’s the most dominant center ever. He knew that wasn’t true. Wilt average more minutes than the length of a game because of over time for his career. He played every minutes of every game for his career. Shaq tried for about two weeks and couldn’t do it.
Please react to some of Larry's historic games. Many, many to choose from. Perhaps his 48 point game against Portland where he drops 48, including an insane game winning shot at the buzzer.
1986 Game 5 3rd quarter vs Atlanta - quite possibly the most perfect quarter of basketball any team has ever played
I watched Bird from his first game until his last. Larry was the reason I became a Celtics loyalist and I live in Missouri. Bird was the BEST all round player the league ever knew, PERIOD. He was dangerous from anywhere on the court including from behind the glass. He did things routinely that other players could only dream of or have nightmares about. And his trash talking was phenominal and fact.
I grew up in Boston and was a teenager threw his pro career. and I got to see him play a few times. He was runner up to MVP like 5 times and made MVP 3 in a row and was 3rd the other 2...that's 1st 2nd or 3rd for the entire decade of the 80's with all the talent that was out their.. founder 50-40-90 club and had a 4 season block where he averaged 50-40-90.... 3 point line didn't even exist until his rookie year.. and the only player to consistently tell the other teams what he was going to do and then go do it.. no one else ever did it like he did.. he is the G.O.A.T. LARRY LEGEND even had a song they used to play for him.. th-cam.com/video/NBAjIgsK0qQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eHvhM0ZfvBXnzVdA
@ don't forget when he played a game left handed. Anyone else do that?
I was born in Indiana in 1962. I started watching Larry Bird when he was in High School and then College and then Pro. My Dad became a Celtics fan the day he signed with them. Larry was indeed the biggest trash talker in the NBA. He used it as a tool. I think him calling out his shots, and then making those exact shots, annoyed his peers the most. He could back up his trash talk and was a total team and individual player. ❤
I was in high school 80-82. I'm sorry, these guys wanted it more then people today.
Enjoyed your reaction 😊 For me Larry Bird's trash talking, either broke a player down, or forced an opponent to be a better player, & it was the strength of the player, which way they were affected.......that was just a part of who Bird was 😊
Larry Bird was a savage. A true king of the court.
Thank you for this video. Its guys like you that will keep the( larry) legend alive. Was so happy when I saw this is a recent video. There are hundreds of larry videos on you tube. I believe yours is the most recent. And to the haters even after seeing this you must not know basketball. Bird doesn’t need to be the goat when he is the legend.
I never get tired of watching these tributes to Larry Bird. I'm just a few years younger than him so I got to watch Larry and Magic in the finals all those years. There has never been a finals like the Lakers and Celtics since that time. All 5 players on each team were all-stars! The league expanded since that time and watered down a bit since so you don't see teams anymore with so much talent across the board. When I read about players in the current NBA that are average players and they are getting $20-$30 million a year it's hard to believe Magic and Bird got paid so much less. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Love the Glove describing anything 😂
Forreal though!
That 3rd time in the All-star 3 point contest. Is exactly what Danny Ainge said he totally blew the first 3 racks and then he Had to make 8 out 10 Shots just to Win. He was just making a challenge for himself AGAIN..... G.O.A.T.
Fun facts to know about Bird....Jordan was 0-6 vs Bird in playoffs.....Boston won only 29 games year before Bird got there he turned them around his rookie year and they won 62 games (with no McHale or Parrish yet). Also avg over 10 rebs for career. He won the first THREE 3pt competitions (he only did those 3 so never lost). He made several all-defensive teams & was always in top 5 in steals. Quote from Pat Riley..."If I can pick any player to take the last shot of a game I'm taking Michael Jordan, if I need a player to take the last last to save my life I'm taking Larry Bird."
I watched Bird throughout his career. Lucky enought to see him live once against the Suns. Back in the 90s, after Bird retired, if you asked anyone whobreally followed basketball about Bird, I dont remember anyone who didnt put him in the top ten, the majority put him in the top five. Im so glad that younger people have these videos to correct a lot of their opinions. Ive seen a lot of great players in games since 1972. Its Jordan, Bird, Kobe, Magic and Lebron to me.
Very cool video. Appreciate your take. Bird…what made him different and great was he was good with or without the ball.
Thanks baby Isaac for liking my Celtics.
They were the best in the 80❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for educating me mom!
The Celtics and the Lakers both were playing on TV Celtics were the first game. The Lakers were the second game. Everybody was watching these two teams during the time of magic and bird.
Watch some complete Conference Final and Championship games from that era. That may increase your understanding of how it was.
Bird was absolutely fundamentally sound. You don’t see that often anymore.
Great reaction,keep the good work.
So thankful for being right in the middle of the greatest era of the NBA....period. I was a huge Magic/Lakers fan. Forum Club and all. SHOWTIME R.I.P. Chick Hearn
Magic called Bird the best ever
“Jordan would make you look slow, Larry would make you look stupid”
Watch the Lakers/Celtics battles with Magic and Bird.
These guys were the fiercest of competitors, but they would elevate each others’ game because they both brought it all.
But the best part was seeing the respect they had for each other.
It was a fun fight.
It was how a game should be played.
Larry Legend = the GOAT
I love the respect you show for Larry Legend. A great reaction.
😁
My man! 🙏
New subscriber!!! I have the honor of seeing lots of 80s basketball games... having been born in the 1970s.. To me, and a die-hard Boston Celtics fan, BIRD IS THE GOAT!
Glad my dad was a cavs/ celtics fan. Born in 68, I got to see the the greatest Era of basketball in my opinion.
I'm 47 and I grew up watching the 80s ball and Bird was surgical out on the court. He was the only NBA player that made me cry as an 9 year old because I'm a Pistons fan and he stole the inbound pass that would have cliched Game 6 for the Pistons to go to the NBA Finals in 87.
Larry Bird is the first player to accomplish the 50-40-90 club, the only person in NBA history to be named Rookie of the Year, 3 point Champion three straight years, MVP three times straight (When competing against Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Dr. J, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and many more), Finals MVP, All-Star MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year. Also Hall Of Fame Head Coach Pat Riley once said " If I had to choose a player to make rh winning shot of a game. I would pick Michael Jordan, but if I had to pick a player to make a shot to save my life. I pick Larry Bird."
He didn’t accomplish it he FOUNDED IT!
Thank You.
Nice reaction, man. Thank you…
I've got a great one! Larry Bird - Bird is the word 15 minutes of Larry Legend - the first song is nuts, but they progressively get better! Probably the most enjoyable Bird video I've watched. #Birdgang
Keep in mind the guy's telling these stories about how great Bird was are also Powerhouse players in that era. Seeing so many great's having so much respect for one another is outstanding.
The Bird vs Magic goes way back!
These cats saved basketball.
Without them, the NBA may not have survived.
Legends!
Such a great video
All of these guys were GREAT....
They didn't have the red carpet to the net they have now. ALL these guys were amazing. ALL OF THEM...
Thank you for not just acknowleging Bird, but also giving it up to the other greats as well!
@@realhurrikaneisaac it was a different game then. They were tough... real tough.
Respect to all of them.
Ya that situation where the other team was celebrating Bird was not well received by pretty much everyone. I remember my Dad and his buddies being pretty mad about it. Everyone was talking about how pathetic it was that they high fived each other over Birds play.
The best Larry Bird story was about a decisive playoff game 5 against the Pacers. He broke his orbital bone in the first half, but came back into the game to help the team to a win. Now that part most people have heard, but I met one of his ex-team mates around 1999-2000 who was now playing for another team, who told me the full story. Larry did break the orbital bone but was also suffering a concussion with double vision. Supposedly when he took his first shot and it went in, he told a team mate that now he knew which hoop of the two he was seeing to aim for. I posted that message on another video and got messaged by a person who claimed to be the Celtics physical therapist asking how I knew that because it was never revealed. Sort of confirmed the authenticity of the story.
Larry was the best. Ever.
I've got 20 years on you and got to watch basically his whole career and since then, Jordan is the only player I'd ever take over Bird. Saw them both play live in person multiple times too. They both used to wreck my poor Hawks 😢
You're a lucky man!
Bird is the G.O.A.T.
Larry Bird didn't just anger other basketball players.
I grew up in Texas so I was a Houston Rockets fanatic.
My grandparents had season tickets and one time he was destroying the Rockets.
I flipped off Bird and called him various four letter words at The Summit.
Bird blew us kisses then while looking us in the eye drained a 3.
Damn, cold blooded!!
The only thing I want to point about Bird playing for 13 years when you compared him to 13 years with LeBron is in 89 I believe, he only played 6 games because of double Achilles surgery.
Larry Bird was the best and that's because he played with a bad back. I don't understand how they say he was slow when they couldn't stop the 6'9 player. He did everything and most importantly, he played with his heart. He was loyal to his team and the city of Boston. Players today only care about stats and money.
This is why I don't understand why he is not considered one of the top three ever in this league.
He's definitely up there!
Bird kicked Rodman's behind
Larry was different
As a Celtics fan I can assure you no one talked like Larry.
Larry Legend is the G.O.A.T of trash talkers. 😂
Bird is also the grandfather of the 50/40/90 club!
Every time I see magic and bird during birds retirement it still gets to me... that night basketball ended for me...Bird and Magic were bigger than the sport.. nothing was better than the Celtics and the Lakers..
Great reaction my friend 👍 check out Len Bias... He was a great college player who passed away way to early (before he was to enter the NBA)...the Maryland Marvel...He reminded me of a lot of the greats I grew up with...
Ty Kane I'm from Boston Larry legend fan but I always loved magic and MJ , then fast forward Kobe , Paul Pierce, kG I'm sorry I could go on forever, put out some more videos ty again!!!
Thank you, I appreciate you!
Larry legend the 🐐
Great reaction video keeping it reel
You already know!
He was the greatest crunch player of all time
If God forbid you were dying of a terminal illness and you had to pick between Larry Bird, Steph Curry or Michael Jordan to take the final shot to save your life, who would you pick?
1. Larry Bird are the absolute funniest stories of all time
2. Bird and Magic carried the NBA in the 80's
He was so bored he told people the play to make it closer
Man...this game is Bird at his finest! Lol. 60 points! I don't know why being athletic is held in such high regard these days! If could choose between being a great athlete? Or being a great player what would you choose? Being a great athlete will get you all the oohs and aahhs. But...being a great player will get you the win every time! Dominique Wilkins!
If I could pick between being a great athlete or a great player, I would pick being a great player. Great players don't need to be athletic, but as you age, the way one thinks the game is different. If a player doesn't need athletism, then no player who we consider as great would ever need to retire, but that's not the case.
Even a great athlete has to retire sooner or later! Lol. I would still rather be a great player. The great athlete scores points ...a great player wins games!
@@realhurrikaneisaac Why would you want to be someone thats just around too long?! The great player is winning the games! The athlete is just still there....lol
I could text till tomorrow about this man. Don't see color or excuse. U can play, or u cant...
The vid about he & Magic's friendship had me all 😢especially when Magic talked about diagnosed w/hiv... said Larry 2nd to call him & You find out who Your real friends are...
Larry knew how to lead but also knew when to follow.
I like that!
I got to see the Golden area! He was Legit!
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, please the alpha male rookie video
I feel sorry for the younger generation, these guys just played ball .. They hustled their ass off and played with heart .. This old fart here can't stomach today's NBA .. The Fucking Legend is the greatest SF to ever step on the court
I use to go to Warriors games and watch Bird torch them.
Could you imagine some whiny Primadonna, like LeBron having to play Bird , the bitching and moaning complaining about him being disrespected would never stop . Bird would live rent free in LaBrons head. 😂
I appreciate your respect for bird
I would take Larry to take the final shot over any play who has ever played the game
So you would take Larry Bird to take the final shot and not Steph Curry?
Babe Ruth of basketball
I was a huge Mavs fan forever. I hated Bird with a passion because he was so scary, you knew he was going to get you. No other player had that affect on me, maybe Magic to a slightly lesser degree. To this day I can still perfectly picture him draining a game winner at the buzzer when I was sure an outstanding Mavs team was going to finally beat this MF. I didn't sleep much that night. lol He was awesome. Great reaction. Thanks.
I have probably only watched one basketball game on television (I am 53) but going on the internet and finding the footage of MJ, Bird and Magic....I am actually going to buy 3 jerseys in honorance of these men and wear them with pride.
the oposing team was fined for clapping and laughing when he made that shot
i have boxes of VHS tapes of the Lakers and Celtics games and dunk contests of the 80s. i was born in 1972. It was the best of times and I hated Larry Bird as a teenager cuz I was a Lakers fan. but now I respect the hell out of Larry Legend.
I don't even watch Basketball, but I know that Larry Byrd is gonna fuck up your day
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Watch “Magic and Bird, A Courtship of Rivals”. It’s all there. Way more than just Basketball. So good.
If 'the GLOVE' Says he's gold, then he is.. period
Show Bird ❤️
I look at Larry Bird much the same way I look at Barry Sanders, their careers shortened and quite possibly the best in the history of their game but didn't have the time to prove it.
alot of people may not realize this but larry bird played more with black players than white when he was growing up. at school thats where the whites played during school but after school or in the summer there was a outside basketball court that the blacks played at and larry played there more than the school court. larry was smaller than most of the blacks so he had to play differently where he could help the team he was playing on. larry even said basketball is a black mans game thats why he got upset when they put a white player on him. i honestly would have to agree with him back then it was a black mans game the reason why the whites played mostly during school and the blacks played year round.
It's not trash talking when you back it up.
And hetells you what the play is going to be
No hand checking since 2004
Dominique was awesome. My #3
Good job!
Larry always wanted to beat the best so he worked his game up to the highest level. If his shot was off that night, he would out-rebound you, or he would out-pass you, or out-hustle you, or out-think you. Whatever it took to beat you.
James Worthy said… “Jordan would make you look slow, but Bird would make you look stupid!!” Also said… “I’d rather guard Jordan than Bird!”
yeah, that guy that was talking was K.C.Jones, former Celtic player and one of the winningest coachs in Celtic history, look him up, you won't be sorry.
"If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I'd choose Michael Jordan," Pat Riley said. "If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I'd take Larry Bird."
27 points left handed . . . in 3 QUARTERS! Who has done that? Nobody.
What a badass. If not for is back issues.....