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Larry Bird respected Sidney Moncrief's defense: "He does it every night"
That first-ever winner was Milwaukee Bucks Hall of Famer Sidney Moncrief, who was also the first player to earn the DPOY ...
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"We had a great run, leave it alone" - Larry Bird's message to Magic Johnson after Michael Jordan dominated them in famous Dream Team practice
Dream Team had to play a scrimmage in Monte Carlo as part of their preparations for the Barcelona Olympics. And to spice ...
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"The guy guarding him falls for it" - How Larry Bird fooled his defender with a gum wrapper
The guy guarding him falls for it. All of a sudden, Bird blows by him, gets the ball back, goes in and scores. It's like the ...
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"Thanks a lot for those beers" - Larry Bird trash-talked Bulls cheerleaders for getting him drunk the night before their playoff clash
Bird had a few beers too many, but he still dominated the Bulls to advance into the second round of the playoffs.
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"It was just very tasteless" - Larry Bird blasted Sixers fans for booing a dwindling Julius Erving
Many expected Julius Erving to step up and lead Philly but the 35-year-old shot 1 out of 10 from the field in 29 minutes of ...
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"Our players really embarrassed the city" - Larry Bird admits the Malice at the Palace hurt his Indiana Pacers regime
"We had a situation there for two or three years our players really embarrassed the city and our franchise," Bird said. "It really hurt us. I decided to go in a different direction and when you do ...
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"I would be all over him … all Larry was doing was yelling at his teammates, 'I'm open!'" - Dennis Rodman recalls when Larry Bird completely disrespected his defense
There was nothing Larry Bird loved more than a challenge — and nothing he respected less than a defender who couldn't keep up ...
Bill Simmons drops tidbit about why key Celtics villains weren’t interviewed for ‘Celtics City’
Big names such as Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas declined to participate, Simmons said. The post Bill Simmons drops tidbit ...
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"I thought we had good enough teams to win one or two more championships” - Larry Bird admits he should have won more NBA titles
Boston Celtics icon Larry Bird had an unforgettable impact on Boston in the 1980s and believed the franchise had all it took ...