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"If this guy scores one more basket, I'm thinking about suicide" - Ex-76ers rookie recalls nightmare first matchup against Larry Bird
"Maybe I shouldn't play basketball; maybe I'm not that good. Maybe I should have been a bricklayer?" he recalled thinking ...
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Hawkeye Basketball: Exploring Drake’s Transfer Portal Candidates
Iowa has their new head coach, but which of his former players are most likely to follow Ben McCollum to Iowa City?
Keys to the City episode 4: Larry Bird ushers in new era for the Boston Celtics
Jackie MacMullan talks about Larry Bird’s impact on the Celtics, and why she thinks he is the “most authentic superstar.”Keys ...
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"By the time he got really good, we were on our way out" - Larry Bird explains why he never felt he had a true rivalry with Michael Jordan
The Chicago guard didn't stay in their shadow for long, but Bird's prime was fading by the time his dominance was fully ...
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Larry Bird was upset he didn't get the game ball after beating the Rockets in the 1986 Finals: "I was thinking about trading the car I won for the ball"
Larry Bird completed what many consider his greatest season, leading the Boston Celtics to an NBA championship over the ...
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Larry Bird’s Coldest Autograph Denial Ever: "I Guess She’s Married To A Dead Man"
One story, originally shared by Dan Shaughnessy who wrote 'Wish It Lasted Forever: Life With the Larry Bird Celtics', ...
Basketball Network on MSN1d
"If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes" - Larry Bird recalls living off his mother’s $1 per hour wage as a child
"If there was a payment to the bank due and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first." ...
Kentucky sets wild March Madness record in path to Sweet 16
The Kentucky Wildcats navigated uncharted waters to get to this year's Sweet 16. 3rd-seeded Kentucky handily dispatched ...
Basketball Network on MSN1d
"Fans don't like to watch pro basketball. I don't either" - Larry Bird once explained why the game’s limited appeal keeps rising
NBA legend Larry Bird calls out the NBA’s lack of excitement reflecting on why the modern game lacks the emotional pull of ...
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Drake Star Bennett Stirtz Will be Top Transfer Target
He may not have been well-known during the season, but the whole country knows his name now. Drake star Bennett Stirtz took ...
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"You better get out of here, get back out on that perimeter” - Larry Bird recalls how trash talking Michael Jordan backfired in their first playoff battle
Larry Bird reflects on the 1986 playoff battle with Michael Jordan, where Jordan’s record-setting 63 points proved he was ...
Basketball Network on MSN3d
Ex-NBA official shares how Larry Bird's deep knowledge of the rulebook set him apart: "How are you going to argue with somebody who's going to quote you rules …
Larry Bird’s deep understanding of the NBA rulebook gave him an edge over referees, leaving ex-NBA official Jess Thompson in ...