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"Just show up, pick up the check, and go home, that's my motto now" - Larry Bird delivered an iconic one-liner after securing his second 3-Point crown in 1987
"Just show up, pick up the check and go home, that's my motto now." Other participants in the 1987 3-Point contest included Celtics' teammate Danny Ainge, Dale Ellis, Craig Hodges, Mark Price, Byron ...
Basketball Network on MSN17d
Larry Bird admits the '80s Celtics underachieved despite winning three titles: "I always thought we left them on the table"
Larry admits the Boston Celtics could have won more titles in the 1980s due to injuries and missed opportunities.
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Larry Bird admits the Bad Boy Pistons were overly physical with Michael Jordan’s Bulls: “Michael and Scottie were getting pounded”
Michael Jordan didn’t start to win championships until the 1990s, but it might have arrived sooner if not for the Detroit ...
Celtics Wire on MSN3d
On this day: former Celtics Don Chaney, Ed Macauley, Brian Shaw born
On this day in Boston Celtics history, a trio of former Boston Celtics were born. The first of which is former Celtics guard Don Chaney, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana today in 1946. Chaney would play ...
Boston icon Larry Bird recalls the mistake that ended his NBA career: ‘That’s why I broke down’
After nearly a decade of dominating the NBA, Larry Bird’s physical issues began to take their toll in 1988. He missed almost ...
Celtics Wire on MSN13d
On this day: Russell jersey retired; Bird for 60; NINE alumni birthdays
On this day in Celtics history, Bill Russell's jersey went up to the rafters, Larry Bird scored 60 points, and Jimmy Rodgers ...
John Calipari and Rick Pitino have stood the test of time, just not together
That was a sentence said out loud on Friday. A mind-bending statement, one conjuring thoughts of writer Julian Barnes. The English author once wrote, “When we are young, we invent different futures ...