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"Larry Bird could've been green" - Salley disagrees with Rodman saying Bird would be 'just another guy' if he were black
The loudest comments came from Dennis Rodman and Isiah Thomas, who, after getting beaten by the Celtics in the playoffs, let ...
Basketball Network on MSN10h
"Mom, I can do that after. She goes, 'You're not doing that after'" - Bird on his mom forcing him to finish his degree despite the NBA
"And I said, 'Mom, I can do that after.' She goes, 'You're not doing that after, you're doing that now because I know that ...
Basketball Network on MSN16h
"He really has a little bit of social anxiety around crowds" - Why Larry Bird hated walking through airports with so many fans around
Larry Bird never liked crowds and went from dropping out of Indiana University to dodging fans in airport terminals.
Basketball Network on MSN1d
"It was all ghetto basketball. We didn't do anything fancy" - Larry Bird on how streetball in Indiana paved the way for his NBA success
Larry Bird reflects on his basketball roots in Indiana, where cracked courts and street-style play laid the foundation for ...
Basketball Network on MSN14d
"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 ...
Celtics Wire on MSN14d
Why Celtics Hall of Famer Larry Bird had such an impact on the City of Boston
Boston Celtics Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird left an indelible mark on the City of Boston. The Hick From French Lick loved his home state of Indiana, but as the man himself once said after winning a ...
Basketball Network on MSN14d
"Larry Bird is one of my great mistakes" - Bob Knight admitted he feels terrible for the way he treated Larry Bird in college
"Larry Bird is one of my great mistakes," Knight once said. "I was negligent in realizing what Bird needed at that time in ...
Basketball Network on MSN5d
"He looked like a little old country bumpkin" - When Red Auerbach said Larry Bird didn't look like an NBA player
"Thirteen years ago, [Bird] he looked like a little old country bumpkin," the nine-time champion coach told the horde of ...
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"No matter how good I am, I'm still just a hick from French Lick" - Larry Bird was humble despite being highest paid NBA rookie
The great Larry Bird had an exceptional ... be the same guy from a small town in Indiana. "No matter how good I am, I'm still just a hick from French Lick," Bird once said ahead of his highly ...