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Celtics' Jayson Tatum Sits Alongside Larry Bird, LeBron James in Historic Feat
The Boston Celtics will aim to handle business against a familiar opponent: the New York Knicks, a team they've consistently ...
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Larry Bird risked angering Celtics fans by voicing true feelings on Knicks
NBA legend Larry Bird once claimed he “belonged” in New York before getting drafted by the Boston Celtics. Bird is widely ...
Larry Bird Went Full Police Academy When Pranking 1988 Boston Celtics Rookies
Everyone knows Larry Bird was one of the NBA's best trash-talkers. Apparently, he was also pretty good at pranks. Former ...
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"I made up my mind I wouldn't be in Boston much longer" - Larry Bird reveals why he left his role in the Celtics front office
A single trade pushed Larry out of the C's front office, unraveling deeper issues in the team's leadership during the ...
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"Bird talked more trash on the basketball court than anybody I've ever played against" - Bryon Scott crowns Larry Bird the best trash-talker of all-time
Bryon Scott calls Larry Bird the greatest trash-talker of all time, and shares a story of when the Celtics legend told the ...
Larry Bird Reveals Sherman Douglas Trade as the Moment He Knew His Celtics Tenure Was Over
NBA legend Larry Bird, one of the most iconic figures in basketball history, shared the pivotal moment when he realized his ...
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"I knew my days with the Celtics were over” - Larry Bird admits his love for Boston ended when the team traded his favorite teammate
Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird opens up about how the trade of Sherman Douglas and front-office dysfunction led to his ...
A deeper dive into Larry Bird's greatest playoff performances
Throughout his legendary NBA career, the great Larry Bird demonstrated a remarkable ability to perform consistently, ...
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"He looks right through the soul of that referee and says to him, ‘We’re not gonna quit" - Bill Walton on how Larry Bird would intimidate the refs
Former Boston Celtics star Bill Walton shares how Larry Bird used intensity, confidence and sheer willpower to intimidate ...
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"Maybe it's because we've already won one championship, or maybe we're getting old" - Larry Bird got honest when he talked about the 1985 Finals against the Lakers
Maybe it's because we've already won one championship, or maybe we're getting old." Making matters worse for the Celtics was ...
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"What bothered me most about that signing was that Wilkins wasn't a Celtics kind of player" - Larry Bird on why he hated that Boston signed Dominique Wilkins
It didn't take long for Larry Bird to realize that the front office role in the Boston Celtics wasn't desirable. He had spent ...
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"It was getting pretty ugly. I honestly felt sorry for Dominique" - Bird on why Wilkins didn't pan out for the Celtics
It felt like the end of an era wrapped in unfamiliar colors. After years of trading jumpers and body blows with the Boston ...