Larry Bird Night (Complete) - February 1993
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- Larry Bird Night from February 1993 at the Boston Garden. Hosted by Bob Costas, the Celtics organization made sure this even wasn't a typical retirement ceremony. There was no game, just the event which featured many of Bird's Celtic teammates and coaches, along with a sitdown with Magic Johnson
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The ovation the Boston crowd gave to Larry's Mom was just heart warming.....
No, it was a tearjerker.
Both she and Maxwell knew how to stand and work the crowd, lol.
@@HayDayPhoebe 😊😊
@@HayDayPhoebe 😮😮
Magic's speech was priceless. I wish people treated each other today the way those two treated each other 30 years ago.
We def took a step back and it feels like people were duped on purpose to me… trying to start a race war
Bird & Magic's relationship evolved over time into what you've seen over the last 35 years. Their competitive roots & eventual friendship is the stuff of legends
The NBA today would never have reached the heights it has without them
@@joshuacasteel121log spli
ter 6:42
Amen brother
I was born and raised in Los Angeles. Huge Lakers fan. I have unbelievable respect for Larry Bird and his teammates.
Took years ,but I love magic now,bird being our man ,it's hard until they retire,but we knew Lakers had a great team lead my magic , greatness is greatness, anyway you slice it 💯❤
4:33 the round of applause/standing ovation the crowd gave for his mom was absolutely amazing!!!
Agreed. She birthed one of the hardest working and best NBA players of all time. She deserves it all.
@@mikehancho2082and took care of the family after their father committed suicide.
As a Lakers fan, the best complement I can play Larry is that I hated his guts, he was that great. As I got older, I appreciated how great he was. Simply the best.
Same here!
Same for us Celtic fans, we hated Kareem and Magic because we knew they could beat us. Nobody hates the last place team. Kareem and Magic are both in the discussion of who's the greatest ever
I feel that way now about Kobe
I was named after this guy. And i'm a filipino. That's how famous and special this guy is. Even my father, who lived from the other side of the world, looked up to him.
Thats almost blasphemous. All Filipinos are Laker fans :P
yeah right! :P
@Larry Parane - That literally made me laugh at loud!! Salute to you, sir!!
@@nizloc4118 Not all. Boston Celtics fan since 1979. Anyway Larry is my fave Celtics but I hate the name like LARRY, BARRY, HARRY, CARRY
@@nizloc4118 Idk hard to be a Laker fan when my whole Filipino family grew up in the 80s-90s in Chicago
"Larry Bird is the best all around player" -Magic Johnson "Larry Bird is the only player I feared" -Magic Johnson "There will never be another Larry Bird" -Magic Johnson. What a great tribute. These men single handily brought the NBA out of obscurity and into every living room in America during the 1980's. Celtics vs. Lakers is among the greatest rivalries in the history of sports. Bird, Magic, Parish, Kareem, McHale, Worthy, Ainge, Rambis ..those were the days.
I am 90 years old now. My son and i were Celtic fans and watched ever game we could and what memories it brings back to me watching this.
In 1974 Larry Bird was my P.E assistant when I was in the 8th grade and he was a senior at Springs Valley High School. At the beginning of each P.E. class we always ran 10 warmup laps around the gym. One day, a trampoline was set up on the basketball court and there was Larry Bird bouncing on it. As the whistle blew and we reluctantly lined up to run our laps, our teacher (who was also Larry's basketball coach) blew his whistle, and said "Larry is going to take 10 shots while jumping on the trampoline. If Larry makes any shots, each one made will delete a lap that you must run." Coach threw the ball to Larry and right there in front of me and the entire boys Jr. High P.E. class, Larry proceeded to hit 7 out of 10 shots while bouncing up and down on the trampoline, 40 feet away from the goal. Larry set an incredible example for me as a young boy in French Lick, Indiana that helped me through my entire adult career. If you are willing to work very hard and never give up, your dreams can and will come true. Thank you Larry.
Thanks for sharing another great Larry Bird story
Great story ! How lucky you are to have lived those days!
I watched the Lakers and Celtics in the 60's, always a Celtics fan -but I thought Jerry West was the best until Bird came along. It was like watching Ray Charles do his music, you just knew were in the presence of greatness....
I've heard this same story told by many😂..hilarious
Tom Roach m
When the crowd cheers for Magic...that got me going...because as a Lakers kid growing up in California my entire life...I know for a fact that would be the same reaction from us for Bird
That's class, appreciate your comment. Not as many people seem to have that anymore. Thank you, starting the day off with that helps my outlook on ,well everything...
As a Celtics fan back then I hated the Lakers. As a sports fan I have so much respect and love for the greatness the Lakers had. There is no Celtics Vs Lakers without L A. They brought out the best in one another.
Magic is held in the highest regard amongst Celtics fans, then Kobe after him. We respect our adversaries that did it the right way. Boston-L.A. rivalry forever.
Oh they did - Larry came out for Magic's retirement ceremony before this and the Lakers fans gave him a huge reaction. I remember the standing ovation going on, awkward Larry wanting it to end, and saying, "hey, I'm not the one retiring here". And someone yelled, "When?" And he said, "soon!"
I got chills the way the Boston crowd cheered for Magic 😊
I love how Magic's warm-ups were all wrinkly like they've been tucked away for a long time. And he took them out only for this very special occasion to celebrate greatness! Legends!
As a lifelong Lakers fan. I have the utmost respect for Larry Legend. ❤❤❤
As a Celtics fan I have the utmost respect for Magic Johnson!
As a RUclips comment. I’d like to offer the keys to my hotel so you can enjoy each other Magic Johnson’s!
As a Lakers fan I respect Larry tremendously now, but I must confess I used to hate him because he was so good!
@@LapsedComicFan LOL! I never thought about it, but "Magic Johnson" would be the best porn name.
@@moochercat I’m honestly surprised it’s not a popular porn name.
Class act by Magic , Magic and Larry have huge respect for each other , they so big that they made the biggest franchises get even bigger you know.
They didn’t only make the Celtics and lakers bigger they made basketball bigger worldwide without Larry bird and magic there is no mj no dream team no shaq no Kobe no lebron and steph curry wouldn’t exist without Larry magic and bird set the stage for mj to dominate
Could imagine the two of them, healthy and on the same team
Darn it, that standing ovation for Mama Bird killed me.
Just hit the like button on your comment, blue collar folks know and show their manners, you give great respect to someone's momma....
Yes. it reminded me of how our country loved greatness then, and our culture appreciated how greatness was created... from great parenting and great families.
In 2020, the family has long been under attack.
A special lady for alot of reasons. It also makes me miss my mom alot. 😥😥😥
@@randycrocker9459 great job
It was a sold out night in Boston. There wasn't even a game. Larry Bird The Greatest.
They sold seats on the floor also.
AMEN
I'm sorry there will never another or better than larry bird . You had to be there or be alive in this time to really get it, everyone talks crap these days but man I'm telling you Larry literally was the best basketball player to ever play . No player these days can even hold a candle to him , his ora, his vibe. His talent .
Steph curry is not better
@@lauriechuck4711 luka will be Larry
Seeing Magic and Larry together reminds what makes basketball great. Those two were incredible.
The only time that I liked better than watching Magic vs Larry was watching them as teammates coached by the General!!!
Right and what REALLY made them so great was that they were both very fundamentally sound! Another little tidbit. Lebron James idolized Michael Jordan (as most have), but he'll tell you that he patterned his game after Magic Johnson! That's why he's such a great passer and he makes his teammates better!
@@djten7446 queen james should model himself after a real humanitarian, and call his bosses china out for their crimes against the Uighurs.
@@TheRetroManRandySavage Look, dude. Everyone has their own opinions. I was only quoting what I actually read. And yes, maybe so but what has that got to do with sports?? Didn't you play sports like most NORMAL boys and if you did, didn't you have a player you idolized like most NORMAL boys? And what the hell would most boys know about idolizing any humanitarian?? We're talking about sports. Not politics! And since you want to get on that subject, then you're right. Just about everything you see, touch and interact with was invented by Black people! Even hockey by a group of Black men in Nova Scotia. Or the invention of the third rail by a brother named Granville T. Woods who BTW, sued Thomas Edison and took him to court TWICE over a patent! So yes, there are loads of BLACK humanitarians for LeBron to possibly pattern himself after!
And since you want to call LeBron "Queen James", I'll bet YOU won't dare step out onto the court and try to challenge him! And this is coming from someone who's been around the game for five decades! I've played the game, coached and refereed the game! Stop labeling people on hearsay!
@@TheRetroManRandySavage is your name dick?
Now THIS is how you do a tribute night for one of the GREATEST players to EVER play the game!
As a lifelong Celtics fan I love the ovation for Magic and his beautiful words. He is right. There never will be another rivalry like the Celtics/Lakers of the 80s and the excitement of what Bird brought will never be matched again. If you lived it you know.
Magic and Larry are best ever I’m so glad got to see them both play
The mutual competiting respect between two Legendary players was amaze-in, If you don't have a good opposition you won't keep testing yourself & CONTINIOUS IMPROVEMENT.......
RAISE YOUR GAME & become Legendary !!
Regards Legends One and All
I WAS THERE AT HIS RETIREMENT SUCH AN AMAZING NIGHT
You are so lucky. God bless you for being a part of my generation, and understanding how good this man was.
Bird was the shiznit.
WOW!!!! How awesome!!!!!
48:15 Listen at the crowd when Magic Johnson strolls out. Boston fans are the best.
80s hoops: How much can I give to the team?
2020: How much can a team give me?
Unfortunately that mindset applies to anything in modern time
The closest thing to that style of play, I would have to say the Championship Spurs.
The youth of today suck! Destroyed sports!
@@shannon9155 True. Also with the "super team". I hate the whole hired mercenaries coming to win a championship because they couldn't work hard enough on their former team. Magic and Larry made their teams better. Jordan worked his ass off and got over the hump. They didn't join a "super team." They just became one. And with the youth today, they are killing sports. Their feelings get hurt if they lose. They are taught its ok to lose. That and they don't wanna keep score. They want you to just give it to them. My son learned the hard way. Dad swatted the ball back at him. And told him no one is gonna just give everything to him and that he has to earn it/work for it. And he's never forgot it. Because bottom line is it matters not just in sports, but in life. Sorry Bout the rant. But on one wants to work like these guys did.
@@turtle19dad You can say that again!!! It's all parenting! You are one in very few that are raising kids to be tough and ready for the world.
Rookie of the year, MVP of the league, MVP of the Finals, Coach of the year, Executive of the Year and the only player Michael Jordan has a loosing record against!!!
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C what you talking about?
MANCHESTER UNITED F.C Are you okay?
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C is called football you dummy
Jordan has losing records against Karl Malone, Charles Barkley and Hakeem Olajuwon, too. However, after the Bulls became a better team, Jordan has a winning record against Bird and the others.
@@justafanintexas7913 dont know about the others but although he always played well (he is jordan) he still has a loosing record against the dream
His Mom got a standing ovation at Boston Garden, that's how good Bird was.
the basketball fans back then are really lucky to have witnessed Larry play.
lanz sorian and I am one of them, thankfully
Belated reply . . . and so difficult to watch the Celts after his departure. The Lakers fans went through this with Magic and Kobe, and the Bulls' fans with Michael.
Magic and Bird the 2 greatest players to play the game such respect for each other thank you both for saving basketball. Magic said it best there will never EVER be another Larry Bird.
My favorite player ever. You can tell how much he loves Magic by the look on his face when he comes up on stage.
I found this on VHS for 30 cents, one of the best buys I've ever had
TRJ2241987 i got it here for free. just jk man nice
lol well in reality if you pay your internet bill at home like I do you are probably spending $89.99/month to watch it here :P
With that logic, you must've paid for a VHS player and TV at the time amirite?
I actually got a stack of unused VCR's from an elementary school 6 or 7 years ago for $1 each, still in the plastic and everything. I just gave away my last one last Christmas. Another one of the best buys I've ever come across. VCRs are still awesome as long as you use a Video Head Cleaner.
Oh, video head cleaner is for VCRs? ;)
I'm from Boston. I watched this live. I still have the VHS recorded version my dad and I made. I shoveled the snow in the park the next morning to play hoop. this guy was a huge inspiration. simply amazing.
R.I.P Dennis Johnson
Yes, it was a sad day for me when Dennis passed on. I still remember that famous Bird steal and pass to Dennis for the game-winning layup against Detroit. He was a great player AND TRULY MISSED. Rest in peace Dennis.😢
He belongs in the HOF.
@@charliejohn1 Indeed...Bird said DJ was the best player he ever played with!
The "LATE GREAT DJ"
DJ was even more devastating when he played in the backcourt with Gus Williams with the Seattle Supersonics. Talk about a fear guard combination!
man, i hated larry and celtics at that time. i was a magic and showtime lakers fan, but i cant deny it bird was really dammmnnn great.
@Blaze King, we "hated" your godforsaken Lakers RIGHT BACK! (Just kidding...I think)
blaze king I felt the same about the Lakers. It was impossible to hate magic.
+blaze king;I can say much the same,as a Bad Boys Pistons fan!! I used to get NERVOUS when Bird ran out onto the court!!
I know exactly what you mean, blaze king. I was always a Celtics fan because of my Dad who told me of the great teams that came before Bird. His favorite was Cousy but by the time he saw Larry Legend play he changed his mind on who the greatest was. I hated Magic, not the man but the Laker. Everything about Magic was easy to like. Great smile, great player, friendly man to all and he was great for the Los Angeles community, but I hated him when the Celtics and Lakers played. I believe we who witnessed them in their prime saw the absolute best that basketball can ever be. Geeze when I think about the players in theat era: Dominique Wilkens, Barkley, Isaiah Thomas, Malone, Ewing, Dr. J, Iceman Gervin, Rodman, Worthy, Jordan, Mullins, Stockton, Jabaar, , Drexler, Sikma, Dantley, Bernard King, Olajuwon, Moncrief, Lambeer, and Magic. I know I must have missed some but what a great bunch of opponents! I love Larry and Magic as if I knew them personally because they played the game in a way that not only honored the game but they honored the fans by giving their all year in and out. I barely even watch anymore, the game lost its edge. Where is the passion and courage? Maybe I just got spoiled watching the best that ever played.
I wish all could see what Bird did for the City of Boston, in so many ways. There was no color line in his life, he used to call it a waste of good living to think like that.
There will never ever be, another larry bird
How could this possibly get 1 thumbs down. Larry is MORE than a legend.
I grew up a Laker fan from Jerry West days as a kid. I remember the Laker Celtic rivalry. On my bucket list was to attend a Laker vs Celtic game. In '83 I attended this game at the Forum. Larry lit it up in the 4th quarter vs the Lakers. Although the Lakers lost, I wasn't even mad because I got to witness greatness in Larry!
he is the reason why i became a celtic fan Larry Bird #33
john animex same here LARRY LARRY LARRY !!!
Free baked beans if you mention Larry Bird at Arbetter hot dogs
Me too
same here. Larry Bird forever
Greatest basketball player that ever lived. Just watch him play and witness his unbelievable IQ and impact on his team.
mc go
Best Forward in NBA history
But he wasn't better than Magic
He called wilt chamberlain the best player ever
He called Michael Jordan a god
@Fun boy actually magic is better than bird
@@dumisatonyjohnson8145 Knicks fan here. Bird was better than Magic. I loved watching both of them, but Bird was just better all-around.
@@amazinmets8439 Amen. Bird could do EVERYTHING on the basketball court.
Magic was awesome, but Bird was the better player. Its sad to see how these kids today only see Lebron and todays stars in terms of how great they are.
Go watch film of Larry Bird. The guy was f'ing incredible. Im not sure if Id put anyone except Jordan and maybe Lebron, as better all time.
@@vincebigueras8481 didn't magic say that bird was the greatest ever?
I actually love them both equally though.
Magic couldn't have said it any better. Class act.
Has any other player had a tribute like this? A sold out house without a game? Well deserved for Larry as he was one of a kind. Larry Legend. What more can you say? Greatest forward ever. Clutch and a gamer like none other.
robert gordon Tim Duncan this past year
@Ronny Mannheimer The entire city will be there..i dont think there are many fans in the NBA, who didn`t like Dirkulos. What happened in Boston few days ago, should happend in every arena this year, which is probably his last..
Bobby Orr......greatest tribute for a sports Icon ever in the history of sports. The fans gave him an 11 minute standing ovation that broke the Guinness Book of records for longest standing O. Watch it on You Tube...it's unbelievable...but so deserved. Oh, by the way, they waved all rules and immediately inducted him into the HOF at 30 years old after playing for the Bruins for only 10 years.
Magic and Jordan would have.
I think Bill Laimbeer did, after his retirement
Bulls fan from Chicago....much respect for Bird ....truly a All-Time Great player ! And what a first class ceremony !!!
The best time in the NBA and the best player to ever play the game. Thank you Mr. Bird.
Your so right. I miss those days, but still a Celtic fan.
I can honestly proudly say that I own both Magic Johnson and Larry Bird authentic Champion Jerseys from the 1990’s. I thought at the time it was expensive compared to now. My aunt got me the Bird jersey, my dad got me the Magic Johnson Jersey and my grandpa before he passed in 95 got me a John Stockton Jazz Jersey. To this day I still have all three of them. People offer me a lot of money for them but I will never give it up. My kids will one day own it.
The Gesture and Speech of Magic Johnson is a very humble and full of Humility he is a Great Player and one of the greatest player of all time. this is a true meaning of Friendship, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson I Salute You.My God Bless You Always.
As a Laker fan I'm loving this tribute to Larry.
I was fortunate enough to have seen Larry play at the old Boston Garden in the 1980s. I've been a Celtics fan since the 1950s having been born and raised on Cape Cod, and I have never seen a greater player than Larry Bird. As Bob Costas stated, Bird was great in ALL facets of the game. Not often mentioned is the fact that Bird was more intelligent on the court than any other player.
You saw so many great Celtics. For you to feel like Bird was the greatest of them all, is so sick.
Yet he was.
Bird and Magic are the reasons I got into sports. Love them both.
I'm sorry there will never another or better than larry bird . You had to be there or be alive in this time to really get it, everyone talks crap these days but man I'm telling you Larry literally was the best basketball player to ever play . No player these days can even hold a candle to him , his ora, his vibe. His talent .
He did EVERYTHING on the basketball court. Smartest player ever in my opinion.
I agree the greatest of all time and the pansies playing today wouldn't last 5 minutes in a game back then cause the first time they get slammed they would cry cause they got touched! Suck it up buttercup. Burns my bottom when I hear my buddies start comparing basketball these days to the best days. 80s was by far the best Era of basketball... PERIOD!!
U got that shit right! Do you see the level of respect, admiration and love that they have for Irving magic johnson you see the look of Larry's face when he comes out he will never ever see that again one and done.. the two of the greatest players in human history point blank... It gets you teary eyed with the music. The intro and magic comes out the respect. This is the Boston garden there in. They don't do that for nobody, especially at that time.... We are blessed to have witnessed it. I'm 55 I know.. days game. I hardly even watch anymore. There are some great players out there but there's levels to this. This is the pinnacle in peak of the NBA. These are the two anchors who saved it. One on the east, the other on the west... Today's players pay attention. I'm not going to talk down to you but it's just not the same pay attention like the great rock m said where I'm from New York City. This is how it should be done. This style you just seen is identical to none..... The two greatest players have ever breathed other than MJ...... Done@@kennyshafer1078
so amazing to see boston fans appreciate magic like this! no matter how intense the rivalry was, they respected him
Because they are sports unlike any other. They just want them to win but not hate the players because they bring so much joy and excitement whenever those two play.
I was so blessed to watch these two legends play basketball back in the 80's.
Just a couple of GOATs, Magic and Bird
Watching Larry Bird's mom cry touched me. .R.I.P. Dennis Johnson.😪My God is been so long, but felt like yesterday!
The messed up thing is we all thought Magic was going to die. Made this moment sad and reflective when it happened.
Larry Tipton he had HIV right?
has*
never had it
Vadegu No, he doesn't have HIV anymore. He has full blown aids.
@@BernieMadoff-zt5tx he is aids free
Larry the Living Legend Bird. One of the Greatest ever to play the game of Basketball. He has a very high IQ, a smart player, and the will to win. Thank You Larry for showing us the memories that made you a living legend. you will be miss.
Magic has always been such a class act
I became a Celtics fan because of Larry Bird
Bandwagoner.
No NBA player before and after Larry, had this kind of farewell. Even Magic.
I am a PG and rooting for Magic & Lakers. Larry is the baddest white dude ever. Respect.
Why couldn’t have said : Larry is the baddest player?
@@Wolff13 well maybe he isn’t the baddest player
but rather the baddest white dude 😏
@LASML KASKUS. Larry is one of the best players ever. Black, White, Blue Green or Red. Larry is one of the greatest ever....
@@Wolff13 because it adds drama and humor to the conversation. If you don't get it, it's ok.
@@lamontewilliams3011 I understand what you mean. I agree with you.
I’m sorry but I seriously cried when, Magic came out. Magic. The only Laker, I truly like. Talk about butterflies. I cry every time I watch this. Bird and Magic are tied for the 2nd best players of all times in my opinion. The 80’s basketball will never be repeated. Ever!!
I tear up as well I think alot of us do... The level of respect here is a pinnacle we will never ever see again 2 hated rivals the epitome of basketball at its absolute zenith. Two players bowing out at the end of their careers. The legendary earvin magic johnson in the legendary Larry Bird two friends to rivals respect to you will never see again. This is at the Boston garden the ovation. They're giving magic when he comes out. It's absolutely unheard of that's a level of respect. You won't see again. This was one and done these two. I'm getting a little emotional here. Let me stop lol two of the greatest players in the history of man. Let me repeat two of the greatest players in the history of man. That's it that's all......
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Larry the Legend
One of the Greatest to ever play basketball
Magic and Bird saved basketball
Wayne Gretzky saved the NHL
McHale, Chief, DJ, Ainge and BIRD. The greatest starting 5 ever.
With Bill Walton on the bench.
In 86 for sure
No arguments from me 1980s Boston Celtics :: basketball greatest starting 5 ever;; Boston Celtics starting 5 1960s would be their rival
@@lloydkline1518 I dunno. Those 6ers from 1983 were loaded!! DOC, MO, MO, JONES, TONEY etc. That Celtic 40-1 homecourt mark will be very tuff to be beaten. That's uh 99% CLIP.
The greatest player ever. Just my opinion after watch every game he played, after watching all of 80's basketball.
Larry Is The Best And The Greatest!!!!
this was on my 19th birthday(Feb. 4th, 1993. I sat and watched it with my Dad. We used to watch most of the games while I was a kid, going back to Bird's rookie season. The Sunday afternoon games, especially when it was Playoff time, were something I'll never forget. I grew up loving basketball, ALL because of the Celtics and Larry Joe.
Larry Bird, the greatest basketball player in my lifetime.
This was when the NBA was tough
When the NBA actually played basketball
I grew up watching Magic and Bird go at it in the 80's. It was a beautiful time. Magical time.
When Magic disclosed to the world he acquired the Aids virus and was retiring from the game, the world was terribly shaken. In the beautifully done documentary “Magic and Bird: a courtship of rivals”, Magic disclosed many personal things regarding himself, his teammates and Bird. Magic stated his teammates made unkind and derogatory remarks regarding his Aids. But one day, while Magic was very depressed, he received a phone call. The caller said “hey Earvin, you hang in there and take care of yourself. And if you ever need anything, please call me buddy.” Magic teared up when he talked about that phone call. He said when you are really down and out, you know who your real friends are! That caller was Larry Bird.
I’d want Jordan to take the shot with the game on the line. I’d want BIRD to take the shot if my life was on the line. - Pat Riley
I’d rather guard Jordan than BIRD. - James Worthy
If you locked me, Michael, Magic, and LARRY in a room, I think Larry is the one who walks out. - Isiah Thomas
Man that is awesome that Larry was truly concerned with Magics overall welfare.
When Larry first heard Magic had HIV he called and Magic’s agent answered the phone, Magic wasn’t taking calls but Larry insisted and was one of the first to call.
”Called me. We were talking, it’s just, ‘How you doin? Heard about it.’ You can almost hear both of us with some tears in our eyes. And I’m choked up because he did call me. When something happens to you and then you find out who really your friends are and people who really care about you.”
I enjoyed watching the Celtics and the Lakers during the 80's.....and both teams put on a show every time. there was more respect with bird and magic than anyone could imagine
Wasnt it a great rivalry? Im a Sixers fan, but there was nothing like the Celtics vs Lakers finals.
I like that saying: 'LARRY BIRD is the definition of basketball.'
Still miss this team....Jan 16, 2019
❤ watching on youtube Boston Celtics vs l.a Lakers 1980s championship games
There will never ever ever be another Larry bird is true state ment of his
Even the most athletic and best defenders can't seem to find a way to stop him or to defend against him regardless of the team he's playing. Certainly not the most "athletic of all time" but definitely the GREATEST OF ALL TIME.
Bird might not have been the greatest athlete in the NBA, but he didnt need to be, because he could shoot with a guy in his face, and no matter if he had a two foot high jump, NOBODY was as relaxed in the air, as Larry Bird.
Guys today are great at shooting open jumpers, but if you have someone in their face, or get them contested in mid air, they brick it.
I hated Larry Bird as a kid. I didnt get him, but years later, watching the game, I learned how special he was.
The guy ALWAYS won, with whomever he played with. That says so much. He made guys more alert, and better.
Lebron or others maybe better athletes, but I wouldnt take another SF ever, than Larry Bird on my fantasy team. Dude did EVERYTHING, and made everyone around him better.
greatest shooter. greatest passer. greatest all around player. greatest teammate ever. ive been watching him since 81 back in the phil when there was only 1 nba game qweek. saw him played 1 game and i was hooked. been bird fan since. still bleed green coz of him. im just so lucky to have seen the 80s game. it was played by real men.
The only LAKER player that the huge Boston Celtics Fans Love.....
Very true. We hate the Lakers, but love Magic.
Same. Magic and Lakers fan. Love Larry, he was great. Looked like you were watching your own guy. They truly were the two best comparisons for each other minus some small differences. Intelligent play is the key.
Believe me, as a Celtics fan since the late 1950s, we Celtics fans didn't like Magic Johnson until he retired and became friends with Larry.
A wonderful tribute to a wonderful man and true Boston Celtic Player. God bless you Larry Bird. I had many enjoyable hours watching you and the team play.
I was blessed as kid to watch these two giants go head to head on the basket ball court. There will never be MAGIC vs. BIRD ever again. Thanks for the wonderful memories. Much respect from a fan from Denver CO.
True class by Magic.
This guy was heart of soul of Boston Celtics during the 1980s and relentless clutch player and hated him against my Los Angeles Lakers
Great stuff! Larry Legend!
Beautiful Celtic interchanges plus GREAT dialogue between Magic and Bird, reflecting authentically themselves
+ spirt of the times...
"The Greatest Frontline in the history of the NBA" that's exactly right...and oh my.
I was 10yrs old back when i saw this ceremomy (in germany as a german)... love larry bird and fell in oove with the game!!! more than very well deserving words and night for larry, as he inspired so many for the sport in germany! thanks to LARRY (to me one of the 3 best ever touched a basketball, ever) thx for all the memories and fun to watch you compete! thank you, you will be never ever forgotten!!!!!!!!
I LOVE MAGIC AND BIRD..WOW...TWO OF MY FAVORITE PLAYERS...MAGIC AND BIRD..CELTICS AND LAKERS,,,..WHAT A RIVALRY!
I was born in 57 and watched the Lakers and Celtics battle in the 60's, always a Celtics fan but I thought Jerry West was the best until Bird came along.. He had his own 'Magic', it was like watching Ray Charles do his music, you just knew you were in the presence of greatness....
@@randycrocker9459 Havlicek was better than West
@@BH02377 Will not argue that, just give the shooting to West over anyone but Bird. I remember when West hit one from just inside the half court line to go to overtime. Even from there his ball probably got maybe 11 ft off the floor, he shot the ball like Roberto Clemente hit,line drives. Hondo was a bad somebody, he did everything and hustle in a sixties dictionary had his picture next to it. In a 80's dictionary, it was Birds picture.
WOW. Nothing else I can say. Thank you.
I can’t get enough of this, I lived in his era, so glad for this. He is a big man with a big heart, millions of fans. Listen to that story of him turning down the money at the end of his career. He gave a lot of us inspiration to watch nba basketball, you can tell he loves his whole family, team mates and praises magic and he loved all his coaches. May the lord bless Larry Bird!!!
Feb 4, 1993 WAS AN INCREDIBLE NIGHT! NO ONE WANTED THAT NIGHT TO END!
I teared when Magic appeared.
I would have played for nothing!!!
Goat 🐐
The segment between bird and magic is beyond words touching!
Both men sharing the truth!
Both great men!!!
They gave us so much!
Tremendous tribute 👏 🙌
just awesome how boston honored magic beautiful scene between him and Larry can feel the love its real
32 and 33 magic and bird will always be remember for there rivalry. Larry bird is the best # 33
"There will never, ever, ever be another Larry Bird" Magic Johnson
he had the best jersey retirement thats how you retire my fav player forever
Rivals, enemies, competitors, friends... they transcended sports, culture, and borders... we need two men like this now
dj one of the most underrated of all times
Used to get the NBA on late night TV back in the 80s and 90s in Ireland. Love Larry Bird. Most underatred player of all time
Whenever I get down and depressed about how shitty race relations have gone backwards and gotten worse and worse over the past couple of years, I always find myself go back and seeing old Magic and Bird videos to regain a sense of togetherness and humanity. Cam Newton said it best (yes I know, Cam Newton off all people made a comment that enlightened me)... "How does one-eighth of an inch - something so small - be the difference in such a big subject?"
It is odd you say that. I have been absorbing these videos about Larry lately. I watched this growing up, jaw on the floor. I remembered how in the small town where I lived basketball and sports in general bonded us together regardless of race. Things I had thought were gone forever reemerged in the last 4 years. Don't see race, see the person. Larry and Magic's rivalry brought life to the NBA and taught us all a great lesson about how iron sharpeneth iron.
Obama’s divisive race baiting rhetoric set back race relations 50 years.
Bird became my favorite player the second I saw him play against Wichita State. Could not believe what I was seeing. Haven't seen anything close to that since.
What a great night with great souls. A treasure.
I grew up in a hell of an era!!!
I'm not a Celtic fan but I have to admit that Bird had game and I respect game.
That man was born to be a legend
Bird - inside, outside. Pass, Shoot, Steal, Rebound - all those skills among very best