Pretty sure everyone realizes how great he was. Stop staying shit like that just cause it makes you feel like you’re unique in appreciating great players, cause everyone does.
His reasoning was sound, when you think about it. There was a stigma surrounding white players: slow, unatheletic, can't jump, ect. Bird had those stereotypes too, yet he was cooking every great black ball player out there. Yet teams would put a goofy white player on him? It was an insult!
@@Goldenbane what you mean Bird had hops, strength, speed. That why he could compete on the.highest level. He couldn't get air like Jordan or Wilkins, but he had power and could throw dunks down. Def the greatest white player ever
I could ball and had a loud ass system in my car when I was in high school everybody on the courts would say I was just really really light skinned. White dudes 5-10 who could dunk and shoot were rare.
I have a Larry Bird story ! My son and I were at a Pacers/Bulls playoff game about 5 rows behind the bench in Indy, and Larry was the coach. The Pacers weren't doing very well, and Larry had his elbows on his knees and was shaking his head. So I shouted, " HEY, LARRY, SUIT UP AND SHOW THEM HOW IT'S DONE," he did a side glace and smiled...made my day. !!! They also beat the Bulls that day too !!!!
You know that's what he was thinking, damn it if I was out there we wouldn't be losing like this😂 those with some great games with the bulls Larry had great teams as the Indiana Coach, I really wanted for him to get a championship as a coach. Even though he only coach 3 years, those three years we're pretty damn awesome😊
Check the actual video of Nolan’s speech. He has a line at the end for Larry and Magic, it’s great! My favorite coach of all time talking to two that rank in my all time favorites to watch growing up.
@@ericcleveland4248 who would want to eat in Lost Angeles? Dirty illegal aliens, homeless camps, rich entitled liberals, crime, Comifornia? Haaaaa nobody wants to go , eat, or live there
@@TheRealDirtyDan94 the Slavs will pass up the great bird though. They kicked Africa’s ass out of southern Europe centuries ago. You don’t mess with those vanilla boys. The joker proved it when he hurt that dudes back for shoving him😂
Man I'm a 17 yr old NBA fan from India and I'm in awe of how good Larry was he's one of the few players who mj looked up to and the way he respects him is enough to let someone know how huge of a legend bird was ,is and will be
@@2stroketyson79 I mean the average height in the league was 6’5 and he did have to play against Oscar Robertson, Elgin Baylor and Wilt just to name the top 3 in the league at that point…
@@2stroketyson79 But Russell was known for defense and rebounding. He never was known as a great scorer. If you can win multiple MVPs based on defense and rebounding, you must be the best damn defender and rebounder out there ... BY FAR ... I don't care how many white boys there are out there.
I love the story Magic told about Larry on the Dave Letterman show how Larry invited him over to his mothers house for lunch and then proceeded to tell Magic that he was her favorite player, right in front of Larry. Dave loved that story so much he just about cried. Larry just smiled and said something like " well Dave what can you do"?
And keep in mind that Letterman is HIMSELF from Indiana. Graduated HS in NorthNorthEast Indianapolis (I forget the name of the school offhand), college at Ball State.
Nolan Richardson is a treasure trove and listening to him tell it is like none other! Listen to him tell his bottle collecting and cashing in story😂 had me in stitches 🤣🤣🤣
my brother did the exact same thing. We were listening to a game and I told my Dad and brother Bird was white and they called bs. I showed them his pic in Sports Illustrated.
As if Whi te people need a f'cking "hood pass", why would any sane White person want that. We do not need your approval, if anything its you who want ours.
Damn man we are talking about Larry Bird not LeBron James. Why are you bringing up this quitter this 6x loser this flopper. This is why a lot of fans do not like LeBron because of fans like you. You guys are the biggest Larry Bird haters MJ hater magic haters Kobe haters Kevin Durant haters Stephen Curry haters Kareem haters James Harden haters Greek Freak haters Kawhi Leonard haters Draymond Green haters Westbrook haters
My business travels over the years got me to Boston 5 times. My customer had center court second row seats at the garden. I got to see him play those times the Celtics were in town. He was the best player I have seen. He always made everyone playing with him better.
Yeah bruh you ain't alone.In them days thats what i thought listening on the old wireless until I bought my fish & chips & seen his face on the wrapping abt a week later.🤣🤣🤣
I remember us whiteys was killing other whiteys.Them black fellas paid good money to watch.They did not want a bar of that.But slowly we conjured them to join the party.Anything else you want to know son throw it this way.🤪🤪🤪
Best larry bird story ever.....I had the same thought when I first heard Eminem on the I just don't give a Fu$%! Song... I thought damn the brother can rap 😂😅
That's something LeBron needs to learn. He's his own best promoter which makes him his own worse enemy when he promotes himself as the GOAT. People get tired of hearing him talk about himself. Just remember the summer of bullshit before tha announcement about going to Miami. Then up 2-1 against the Mavs, the Heat loose 3 in a row when LeBron disappeared from sight.
@@tomlawrence7751 damn, I thought that it was bad when people used the word “loose” instead of “lose,” but I have never seen it used in place of “lost” before.
@MRCANTGETANAME Excuse me for misspelling a word. That happens all over social media. However both lose (my intended word) and/or lost would be perfectly acceptable in that sentence in its context. Check you rules of English grammer. They did lose 3 in a row at the time which becomes lost 3 in a row if you use past tense
@MRCANTGETANAME And I'm sorry to hear you can't figure out how to get a name. Maybe you should try hiring a lawyer to see how to accomplish this obvious long desired goal. You're like the song by America "A Horse With No Name. Just you and that poor nag.
@@tomlawrence7751Yeah he's full of himself. Whenever you have to say you are the greatest, not only does it make you look foolish, but it shows a sign of not being very confident in yourself. I think he's way overrated myself. Great ball player yes, but just way in over his head. Michael Jordan is much better in my opinion.
I am a student of the game and Larry Bird is the best I ever seen. No one took average players around him and made everyone better. More to the game then scoring and it gets old hearing that as the only state.
A lot of people talk about eminem like this when they first heard him back in the 90’s, didn’t even know he was white they were just like damn that boy can spit lmao
My favorite part is Magic’s excitement! That guy is his BIGGEST fan, even when they were enemies Magic still had all the respect in the world for his game
Don't huh? Well tell me how many white guys went on to be superstars in the nba like bird vs the amount of black guys It's no different than if we heard a name in hockey making non stop plays. Most if not all of us would think that person would be white or foreign
Bird #1. Period. End of discussion. Here's why: *Bird 3-0 in playoffs vs Jordan, only player to do so *Bird only one of 3 players, and last to do so, to win League most Valuable Player 3 consecutive years *Bird has record for largest one season turnaround in sports history, taking a 20+ win Celtics team to a 61 win season his rookie year; what makes that so special is that the only difference between the 2 Celtics teams was addition of Bird that led to 61 wins
@Kaukase That's my holy trinity too. He wasn't a winner but I'd throw Wilt in as the 4th guy. He might have been the most dominant athlete of all time. The stories about Wilt from other legends are just insane.
People don’t realize how bad Larry Legend was. One of the greats for sure
In most top tens today still
Should be top 5
Top 5 all time for sure Larry was a great player
Pretty sure everyone realizes how great he was. Stop staying shit like that just cause it makes you feel like you’re unique in appreciating great players, cause everyone does.
@@leo67117 calm down Mohammad. Nobody wants you to strap a bomb to your chest or anything over this 😂
Larry Bird has the soul of a brotha.. He got offended when a white guy guarded him😂😂😂😂even called Nique holmes
His reasoning was sound, when you think about it. There was a stigma surrounding white players: slow, unatheletic, can't jump, ect. Bird had those stereotypes too, yet he was cooking every great black ball player out there. Yet teams would put a goofy white player on him? It was an insult!
@@Goldenbane 😂😂😂😂 facts brodie!!! Even called Dominique Wilkins holmes.😂😂
@@Goldenbane Larry Legend!!
@@Goldenbane what you mean Bird had hops, strength, speed. That why he could compete on the.highest level. He couldn't get air like Jordan or Wilkins, but he had power and could throw dunks down. Def the greatest white player ever
@@Assyrianmikey luka and jokic may pass that up. Slavs are way stronger and tougher then white Americans.
Larry Bird was an honorary Black man.
Or everyone else were honorary white men
I could ball and had a loud ass system in my car when I was in high school everybody on the courts would say I was just really really light skinned. White dudes 5-10 who could dunk and shoot were rare.
Nah he can’t be, he supported his kids.
@@alexjones7043
Actually, Larry has a daughter he never supported.
Now, if he was like you and had sex with his daughter, then you could claim him. 😁
@@alexjones7043 you’re the sane guy that says hey why are blacks racist to us … they had slaves too.
I have a Larry Bird story ! My son and I were at a Pacers/Bulls playoff game about 5 rows behind the bench in Indy, and Larry was the coach. The Pacers weren't doing very well, and Larry had his elbows on his knees and was shaking his head. So I shouted, " HEY, LARRY, SUIT UP AND SHOW THEM HOW IT'S DONE," he did a side glace and smiled...made my day. !!! They also beat the Bulls that day too !!!!
You know that's what he was thinking, damn it if I was out there we wouldn't be losing like this😂 those with some great games with the bulls Larry had great teams as the Indiana Coach, I really wanted for him to get a championship as a coach. Even though he only coach 3 years, those three years we're pretty damn awesome😊
Magic Johnson at the end 😂. He was thinking the same thing…”damn!”
🤣🤣🤣
Bill Russell behind him loving it
Check the actual video of Nolan’s speech. He has a line at the end for Larry and Magic, it’s great! My favorite coach of all time talking to two that rank in my all time favorites to watch growing up.
Magic was like, "he'll yeah, I was thinking the same thing on the court.... damn...."
Yep “that brother can play” Larry was always invited to the cookout
Not in Los Angeles.
@@ericcleveland4248 who would want to eat in Lost Angeles? Dirty illegal aliens, homeless camps, rich entitled liberals, crime, Comifornia? Haaaaa nobody wants to go , eat, or live there
The irony of him being invited and with that name, what a death trap for anyone looking to cook him
Solid!😅
Ayye 🤣
Larry is top 5 all time. Can’t change my mind
Whats ur top 5
I got bird at 6, but I could absolutely see top 5. MJ, Kareem, Russell, LBJ, and Magic are just hard to top.
I’m with you
@@bobbypinkston9374 where's Kobe on that list?
@@alejandroalvarez9971 Kobe is 7, Wilt is 8, and Duncan is 9, Shaq is 10. Hakeem is arguably tied for my 10
Even MJ would not talk shit to Bird!
Because Larry would be shit talking him. Larry owned Jordan in the playoffs.
@@larry2281 Their primes didn't really overlap, but I'd pay money to see that battle.
I find that hard to believe. Lol
@@guitarsrcool4922 you also found it hard that your father would leave you. And here we are.
@dep7up that's dumb Mr deep 7up.
"Larry inst white......he's clear" -bill murray
Na he’s white
@@TheRealDirtyDan94 the Slavs will pass up the great bird though. They kicked Africa’s ass out of southern Europe centuries ago. You don’t mess with those vanilla boys. The joker proved it when he hurt that dudes back for shoving him😂
Nice haha
Yes u have it
Lol 🤣🤣🤣
Wait till shump tells his own side
🐐 hypeman
Is that a nickname? Shump?
Best fuckign storyteller “bro what you on?!!!”
@@thehikingbird249 iman shumpert
@@MondoRdr
LMAO 🤣 I was gonna say that
Larry bird ain't talked about enough. He was a fucking beast
Man I'm a 17 yr old NBA fan from India and I'm in awe of how good Larry was he's one of the few players who mj looked up to and the way he respects him is enough to let someone know how huge of a legend bird was ,is and will be
@@bullymaguire9100👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Cause he's white....let's face it.
@@pfft7738 Naw. Larry was an incredible player.
@@jmchavis4183 I know he was lol...but he doesn't get the recognition because hes white.
Larry’s one of only 3 people to ever win 3 MVP’s in a row, next to Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, *BIRD* was a cold dude
Plus he won MVP, Coach of the Year & Executive of the Year
Yea but Russell played at a time where the team was full of 5'10" white boys & there wasnt even a 3pt line
@@2stroketyson79 I mean the average height in the league was 6’5 and he did have to play against Oscar Robertson, Elgin Baylor and Wilt just to name the top 3 in the league at that point…
@@2stroketyson79 But Russell was known for defense and rebounding. He never was known as a great scorer. If you can win multiple MVPs based on defense and rebounding, you must be the best damn defender and rebounder out there ... BY FAR ... I don't care how many white boys there are out there.
@@tomlawrence7751 not to discredit his greatness but MVP voting was a lil different back then
Magic sitting right behind him laughing his ass off. LMAO
😊
Don't forget the mighty Russell sitting behind Magic.
LARRY LEGEND...no matter the race we recognize greatness when we see it
"That brother can play", sees his pic, "that brother can play".
I love the story Magic told about Larry on the Dave Letterman show how Larry invited him over to his mothers house for lunch and then proceeded to tell Magic that he was her favorite player, right in front of Larry. Dave loved that story so much he just about cried. Larry just smiled and said something like " well Dave what can you do"?
@@Lazbotable tell me something I don't know!
@@Lazbotable tell me something I don't know!
And keep in mind that Letterman is HIMSELF from Indiana.
Graduated HS in NorthNorthEast Indianapolis (I forget the name of the school offhand), college at Ball State.
Nolan can tell a story. Classic. Too funny. “Damn that’s brotha can play” 😂😂😂
Nolan delivered this so very well! Love this story!
Nolan Richardson is a treasure trove and listening to him tell it is like none other!
Listen to him tell his bottle collecting and cashing in story😂 had me in stitches 🤣🤣🤣
Bird stories never get old. Keep them coming.
Magic in the back laughing his ass off🤣
Larry is one the greatest as a Lakers fan I admire him
💯
I remember seeing Larry bird I was saying ha makes shots like this was insane goat in my book
larry bird is the reason why 50-40-90 club was made
Founding member, one of only 2 players to manage it more than once (but his volume was higher than Steve Nash's).
He stood by Magic when others deserted him. Magic said he was always grateful for his friendship ❤
my brother did the exact same thing. We were listening to a game and I told my Dad and brother Bird was white and they called bs. I showed them his pic in Sports Illustrated.
I love hearing Jordan and other old schoolers talk about Bird they know they know
❤😂🎉Larry Legend 🎉😂❤
This is also my favorite Larry Bird story ❤️
When your peers honor your skills, it leaves no doubt.
"Larrys not white, Larrys clear" - Bill Murray (In the good space jam)
Bird has a hood pass.
As if Whi te people need a f'cking "hood pass", why would any sane White person want that. We do not need your approval, if anything its you who want ours.
Charles (Barkley) said so.
He's called Larry Legend for a reason
That has to Larry's favorite compliment he's ever been given.
Honestly this has got to be the best story of all time
In that time the NBA was at it’s greatest form. That power house of talent was incredible
No human being has ever pronounced the word "Bird" like NR does here 🤣
Legend has it lebron told him to turn on to that station that day
HAHA nice
😂😂
Damn man we are talking about Larry Bird not LeBron James. Why are you bringing up this quitter this 6x loser this flopper. This is why a lot of fans do not like LeBron because of fans like you. You guys are the biggest Larry Bird haters MJ hater magic haters Kobe haters Kevin Durant haters Stephen Curry haters Kareem haters James Harden haters Greek Freak haters Kawhi Leonard haters Draymond Green haters Westbrook haters
Bron was actually the announcer who kept mentioning *BIRD*
@@csgoat968 lmaooooooo
IM THE BIGGEST BIRD, IM THE BIGGEST BIRD
LOLLL
As a Piston fan I know Bird owned them for years until they finally broke through.
lol yeah, but not until after Bird's back broke.
My business travels over the years got me to Boston 5 times. My customer had center court second row seats at the garden. I got to see him play those times the Celtics were in town. He was the best player I have seen. He always made everyone playing with him better.
Lucky sun of a $&*#+
People don’t even realize how great Larry was
Uhm......many of us actually do lol. We didn't just fall off a turnip truck.
Larry was cold 🥶 he would tell you where he was going on the court and where he would take the shot.
And make the shot! He wasn’t the most athletic guy but he could do what he wanted on the court
And then he’d make the shot. And then on the way back down the floor, he’d remind you that he just made the shot.
You guys are disrespecting me...how?...you got a white guy guarding me
I heard that one. 😅
Heardit😂
You guys are disrespecting me. How? You put a black man in our study group.
@@DanielThomasDT?
I'm from The D and Bird was my favorite player. I caught mad flack though, BUT, I developed a killer corner jumper from both sides because of him.
“ Man, that brother can play”..he sure can
The brotherhood of the NBA. Love hearing these stories.
Larry is color blind, unless a white guy is guarding him. Legend.
White has nothing to do with it, Larry Bird was a phenomenal basketball player no matter what color he was. One of the greatest of all time
I'll be black you stay white there 🤣 ⛳
Yeah bruh you ain't alone.In them days thats what i thought listening on the old wireless until I bought my fish & chips & seen his face on the wrapping abt a week later.🤣🤣🤣
Lmao
Damn what was the civil war like old timer?
I remember us whiteys was killing other whiteys.Them black fellas paid good money to watch.They did not want a bar of that.But slowly we conjured them to join the party.Anything else you want to know son throw it this way.🤪🤪🤪
Best larry bird story ever.....I had the same thought when I first heard Eminem on the I just don't give a Fu$%! Song... I thought damn the brother can rap 😂😅
Lot of good larry bird stories out there. This is up there.
Larry Bird is one of the greatest clutch shooters ever.
Fr
"If the game is on the line, I'd want Jordan to take the shot. If my life was on the line, I'd want Bird" -Pat Riley
Drop the words "one of" and you are absolutely correct
He was like damn that brotha can play.
Sees the newspaper: Damn that's light- skinned brotha can play. 😂
Lmao, that's probably one of the funniest things I've heard about bird. Damn....🤣
That has cracked me up. Legends giving legends credit. That is the way it's supposed to be, playas. 👍
That's something LeBron needs to learn. He's his own best promoter which makes him his own worse enemy when he promotes himself as the GOAT. People get tired of hearing him talk about himself. Just remember the summer of bullshit before tha announcement about going to Miami. Then up 2-1 against the Mavs, the Heat loose 3 in a row when LeBron disappeared from sight.
@@tomlawrence7751 damn, I thought that it was bad when people used the word “loose” instead of “lose,” but I have never seen it used in place of “lost” before.
@MRCANTGETANAME Excuse me for misspelling a word. That happens all over social media. However both lose (my intended word) and/or lost would be perfectly acceptable in that sentence in its context. Check you rules of English grammer. They did lose 3 in a row at the time which becomes lost 3 in a row if you use past tense
@MRCANTGETANAME And I'm sorry to hear you can't figure out how to get a name. Maybe you should try hiring a lawyer to see how to accomplish this obvious long desired goal. You're like the song by America "A Horse With No Name. Just you and that poor nag.
@@tomlawrence7751Yeah he's full of himself. Whenever you have to say you are the greatest, not only does it make you look foolish, but it shows a sign of not being very confident in yourself. I think he's way overrated myself. Great ball player yes, but just way in over his head. Michael Jordan is much better in my opinion.
Larry fucking bird enough said
I grew up with me dad always talking about how amazing LB was lol he was top 5 of all time fs
“BIRD FOR THREE!” is my favorite phrase in the entire English language. How I love that man! #legend ❤
I prefer "Bird stole the ball" on the amazing defensive play vs Detroit, then fed DJ for the winning layup.
Larry bird was one of the best to ever do it
Never get tired of this one 😂 Biiiird
He had such great awareness on the court. Not only did he talk crap, he backed it up.
I am a student of the game and Larry Bird is the best I ever seen.
No one took average players around him and made everyone better. More to the game then scoring and it gets old hearing that as the only state.
Larry was the only player of all time that could be a bully and a painter. And he could shift between both of them at a switch of a button speed.
I bet the announcer sounded exactly like his impression, when he said “Bird”.
Dude was so good they gave a Lifetime Pass.
Lol ,Larry the GOAT!
Larry Bird was the Em of the game 🤣🤣🤣
He wasn’t lying when he said “man, that brother can play”
We all know he said " damn this ninja bird a dawg"
The only man to truly be given the nword pass but chose to trash talk you without using it
Yeah Larry Bird represented that last name to the fullest, homeboy had wings and most of all he had soul 🏀💯💣💥🔥
Larry bird looks like an old American eagle 🦅
Best Bird story ever.
A lot of people talk about eminem like this when they first heard him back in the 90’s, didn’t even know he was white they were just like damn that boy can spit lmao
The Beastie Boys, too.
@kylschwartz1745 A lot of Blacks thought they were Black when we first heard them. Same with Teena Marie.
The Beasties were respected.
Bobby Caldwell, watch some of the reactions online lol. They actually tried to name him best up and coming black artist and guys as white as Bird
My Favorite Story Of Larry Bird… I Listen To It Every Time It Comes Up♥️♥️♥️
I saw some comments said KD would cook bird. They clearly don’t know how nasty bird was 😂
Tbh, they will cook each other. Nobody on history could stop being cooked by KD on purely one on one matchup. Maybe Wilt is the closest thing.
KD wouldn't get off the bench until he fixed his fundamentals
He is a brother. He surely became Magics real brother..
My favorite part is Magic’s excitement! That guy is his BIGGEST fan, even when they were enemies Magic still had all the respect in the world for his game
Damn that brother can play is an understatement. Larry Bird was a monster
As the song says "Bird is the word".
The Real Lesson is color don't matter!!💪
Don't huh? Well tell me how many white guys went on to be superstars in the nba like bird vs the amount of black guys
It's no different than if we heard a name in hockey making non stop plays. Most if not all of us would think that person would be white or foreign
DAMNNNNN...LARRY LIVING LEGEND 🏀 HOF
Larry legend....this guy will smoke anyone😂
Not everyone liked Larry. But they respected his basketball acumen
He's the Eminem of Basketball
Larry was the original Rock God!🏀
hahaha🤣
I think you mean Eminem is the Larry Bird of rap.
Celtic fans called him Basketball Jesus for a reason.
"Burrrrrrd" 😂
That story was well delivered by nolan 😂
Bird thought it was disrespectful to have a white guy checking me..... Bird top 10 for sho
10? Top 3,MJ, Magic, Larry
Bird #1. Period. End of discussion. Here's why:
*Bird 3-0 in playoffs vs Jordan, only player to do so
*Bird only one of 3 players, and last to do so, to win League most Valuable Player 3 consecutive years
*Bird has record for largest one season turnaround in sports history, taking a 20+ win Celtics team to a 61 win season his rookie year; what makes that so special is that the only difference between the 2 Celtics teams was addition of Bird that led to 61 wins
Larry got the pass that day.
“That mfer cold.”
That’s the funniest thing I’ve seen on YT lately😂
Larry the original slim shady of basketball 🏀
“You put a WHITE guy on me?!” - Larry Legend
Nah slim shady the original Larry legend of rap
With all due respect, this is backwards.
Bird was a Bad boy
I said "gawwd damn! who's bird!!"
You could go your entire life without ever even knowing what a basketball is. You’ll still see a picture of Larry bird and say “damn”
😂😂😂 The emphasis on “Bird” was hilarious
No it wasn't. It was annoying. His delivery was terrible.
@@LorianandLothricNolan Richardson is 80+ years old, cut him some slack bruh…
My Top Five of All Time!
Top 3
Believe me. He would dominate this era 👍
Top 3
Jordan
Bird
Russel
After this holy trinity you have Magic, Kareem Kobe LeBum and Curry
@Kaukase That's my holy trinity too. He wasn't a winner but I'd throw Wilt in as the 4th guy. He might have been the most dominant athlete of all time. The stories about Wilt from other legends are just insane.
@@Emon31415
Wilt was good, but zero winning mentality.
Not like Bird, Magic, Kobe and especially Jordan.
That’s why he is not in my top 10
Wilt won one less Championship than Bird. He is by far, the greatest individual player to ever play the game. Bird is the greatest team player.
@@MRCANTGETANAME
Wilt won because he changed the team 🙄
Bird talk on the floor. That what made him solid. Spread the wealth!!.
Top 10 of All Time!! No question!!
Larry gets the first plate at the cook out
Well his nick name is "Larry legend"
thats larry legend