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"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.
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"The only ball I ever really wanted was in 1986" - Larry Bird on why he coveted the game ball from his last NBA championship
However, in 1999, the legendary forward revealed that he coveted one game ball used in Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals when his ...
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"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 ...
Zanor column: CIAC's Hall of Honor, and a 'Stuck in the 70s' dedication
During Florida’s amazing run to the NCAA college basketball championship, Gators guard Walter Clayton Jr. scored 30 points in ...
Basketball Network on MSN3d
"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 ...
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Where do NBA play-in stats and records go?
The NBA does not recognize individual play-in stats or team wins/losses as part of the regular-season or playoff record books. In other words, Golden ... Mike Tyson, Larry Bird, Luís Figo ...