Larry's trash talk wasn't just noise...it was psychological warfare. He knew just what to say to each and every player. And he let nobody get into his head. "Shot!" Larry's reply "Yes it is" 😁 #LarryLegend ☘️
@@bonnieplasha4684yup it was mental edge with Larry just like How Jokic comes off like he don’t even love Bball but he does and uses it as his edge, jokic best trash talk is brother I got 47 which he said to Rudy after Rudy told them not to come help on the double
Ofcourse you would say that unless it's tge other way around. If magic would have played two white guys in that same situations and the two white guys won you would be saying the two white guys won. I can read the undertones. I see the same crap with jokic and doncic. If Haliburton had been playing in the pros since he was 13 as doncic has he would be doing what doncic is doing. Doncic is not a natural talent just has experience. Jokic took several years to get to where he is. I see the typical crap.
Your annswer is the kind of a thing a village idiot or a child would be allowed to utter during the town hall meeting only because of the "everyone is welcome to speak their mind" policy @@meberatubelay4487
So Bird is hurt and misses the All Star Game 3 pt contest. Craig Hodges wins and they ask him "Do you think you finally would've beat Bird too" and he says "I'm not afraid of Bird. He knows where to find me" Larry says "Yeah, at the end of the Bulls bench" 😂😂😂
But to be fair, Hodges was an excellent shooter. He still holds the records for most shots made in a round and also most consecutive shots made. Also tied with Larry for most contest wins with 3 as well as they both won 3 in a row. So he may have beaten Larry that year if he participated.
The craziest larry bird most disrespectful story was the telling portland he feels sorry for them he is gonna play the game left handed and scored 27 points in 3 quarters left handed fuckin disrespectful
What's even more disrespectful is his comment to the press after the game that he was saving his right hand for the Lakers. That's just saying that the 'Blazers were not at that level.
Even jordan did not attempt that in his prime, playing with his non dominant hand just because he was bored and saving his dominant hand for the playoffs or finals...
"Bird decided to shoot left-handed (he is right-handed) most of the game. He finished with 47 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists in 49 minutes in a 120-119 victory in overtime. Ten of his 34 shots were taken with the left." -Sports Illustrated
And that Larry Bird was basically at the end of his career when Brian Shaw came in 1988. By that time his achilles and lower back were shot but was still good enough to not just talk junk but back it up even at that stage. Amazing
He was actually a 4x all-star. The Suns even retired his #. Him and Antawn Jamison are the only former NBA players to have scored over 20K points that are not in the HOF.
My fav is when they went to tipoff at the beginning of the game and McHale had jump ball with David West...big black guy, muscular, and Bird looks at Mchale and says go ahead Kevin, tell him what you said about him in the locker room. I still cant stop laughing
This why I dont get the Larry disrespect. The stories they tell of him are damn near unbelievable but true. They all say it. His teammates, his rivals, EVERYONE. One of the goats for sure.
One of the best things about seeing Luka and Jokic cook the modern NBA is that it shows that Larry was really that guy and it wasn't dudes letting him do it.
What's crazy to me is despite how fucking good Luka & Jokic are, and certainly the best representations of a modern day Larry Bird, neither of those guys are as dominant in terms of winning Larry was. Especially when it comes to being clutch in the 4th qtr. I hope as NBA fans we just give Larry Legend his flowers while he's still around that man was nothing but legendary.
And this was basically older, not in his prime anymore, riddled by career-ending injuries.. Larry Bird! Going up against Reggie Lewis and Brian Shaw by himself, and losing by only 1 point!! Bird was unreal…
I actually love that Luka is tearing up the league rn because everyone used to say Bird couldn't do his thing against current players lol and Bird was a better shooter
They forget who he was cookin, Larry was cooking every hall of fame legend from DR J to Everyone on The Dream Team Including The GOAT MJ who Larry Swept Twice!!
Not only is he a better shooter, he is taller too! Imagine Luka, 2-3 inches taller AND a better shooter AND passer? Bird would be a damn nightmare today.
@@Mr.International82 That and the african american community has alot of love for larry as well big man of integrity. Boston as a place is a different story though. Larry overcoming that is a testament to his greatness.
Brian Shaw also was teammates with Dee Brown. The stories he told onstage about Bird were also mind blowing. Said Bird only jumped ONE INCH, and just like Shaw, did not respect Bird being a white dude BUT changed his tune once he got there. Brown said at that injury-plagued Bird did MORE trash talking and backed it up. And what people forget what that Bird was out-thinking everyone. Brown said he couldnt get why younger dudes couldnt out play this old, crippled guy but Bird outsmarted them.
I have two thoughts on this story. First, the Ramrod is the best possible name for a gay leather club. Second, those rookies are the only people in the country who didn't instantly know what kind of club the "Ramrod" is from hearing the name--which is why it's the perfect name.
@@Op-Whatchamacallit my eyes are great 20/20 but Bird at his peak was literally one of the 10 or maybe 5 best basketball players who ever lived. Even without looking at championships.
well thats a dumb take when we haven't even seen luka's prime yet. not to mention bird had a crazy stacked team compared to what luka has got so far. If luka gets 2-3 rings, he will surpass bird on the all time list.
Funny because Chambers and Bobby Jones--Dr J's white teammate who guarded Bird and was 8 time All Defense--were 2 of the most athletic guys in NBA history, yet he'd still use that joke.
Some context. Brian Shaw didn't start with the Celts until 88-89 season. Bird was totally done at that point and wasn't even half the player he was in prime years. Bird's back was absolutely shot from an injury a few years back building a driveway at his mom's house and Bird also had terrible bone spurs in both feet. Dude couldn't sit or run. Could only lay on the floor because of the constant pain. In early 80s, Bird won league MVP 3 seasons in a row and led the Celts to 3 NBA world championship titles beating some super stacked talented teams along the way.
And the thing was , Tom Chambers was a really good player and Larry was still disrespected. Hilarious! BTW, look up Chambers dunks on entire Celtics front line. Quite the nasty dunk.
Top NBA career combined stats per game (pts, reb, ast, stl, blk) career fg%,tp%,ft% 1. Jordan 44.7 -50-33-84 2. Lebron 44.4 -51-35-73 3. Bird 43.1 -50-38-89 4. Kareem 42.9 -56-06-72 5. Durant 40.8 -50-38-88 A bunch of guys in the 40’s.
I love to see and hear you guys getting together. The smiles you have are genuine and show you were real competitors, but you respected each other. I watched a lot of those games and I was disturbed by reports of Bird “trash talking.” It was an unfair characterization because I feared it was racist. But now, 35 years later I get the real story. Bird razzed other players in a playful way. Y’all are great for telling it how it was.
While attending college Larry's team was playing mine and we heard they had a future all American on their team. During warm ups we tried to guess which black player he was. Obviously we were wrong, he beat our league champion team and set an arena scoring record! Peace from Northern Michigan!
Hell, one of the first video game I played on the PC was Larry Bird vs Dr J one on one. Dr J had crazy dunks but Larry can’t miss a shot so Bird always wins.
LB never talked sht about Bobby Jones from the 76ers. He had respect for Jones. But, he always said Michael Cooper gave him fits and played the toughest defense of anybody.
If you study Larry's history, he had great respect for the black dudes because when he was growing up they let him play with them. He did a great job in defusing the situation with Rodman and how Larry would be just another player if he were black. That was a tense thing, and Larry just didn't take the bait. So he talked trash, but he respected his opponents. Man, the league was great back then. Those battles with Celtics, Lakers and Pistons were wars.
Larry: I’m offended a white dude is guarding me. Also Larry: I want you two black guys to play me 2 on 1, only to beat me by one point. 🤷🏻♂️ Ain’t no one was gonna stop Larry. Color didn’t matter.
Karl Malone and Dennis Rodman used to "bump" all game. -They could both give and take the bumps. -If the Mailman was making that delivery you better get out of the way (280-300lbs).
Crazy thing is that Brian caught Larry at end of his prime, already declining if I'm not mistaken. That's crazy! Larry was a bad mf and arguably a top 5 player ever....
“ I want to play you guys, 1 on 2” 😂🤣😂😂
😂
That's WILD 😅
Bird was cold af.
And people try to say he couldn't play in today's NBA. Hilarious
🥶🥶🥶🥶
Larry is legendary. Talk all the smoke but backed it all the way up.
Plus he was a classy trash talker. Kept it professional and yes, he could back it up when he played.
Larry's trash talk wasn't just noise...it was psychological warfare. He knew just what to say to each and every player. And he let nobody get into his head.
"Shot!"
Larry's reply "Yes it is" 😁
#LarryLegend ☘️
@@bonnieplasha4684yup it was mental edge with Larry just like How Jokic comes off like he don’t even love Bball but he does and uses it as his edge, jokic best trash talk is brother I got 47 which he said to Rudy after Rudy told them not to come help on the double
Exactly.He would have no problem with this generation. He would have no problem with lebron james.
And believe it or not he smoked Newports
2v1 is crazy confidence! To lose 7-6 is a win in my books😭Larry legend was the truth!!
He won 7-0 Shaw just didnt wanna admit it.
@@mattw7623OK, Howard Cosell, who never played a1 sport. LOL
Ofcourse you would say that unless it's tge other way around. If magic would have played two white guys in that same situations and the two white guys won you would be saying the two white guys won. I can read the undertones. I see the same crap with jokic and doncic. If Haliburton had been playing in the pros since he was 13 as doncic has he would be doing what doncic is doing. Doncic is not a natural talent just has experience. Jokic took several years to get to where he is. I see the typical crap.
@@meberatubelay4487 fool I’m black just like you 😂😂
Your annswer is the kind of a thing a village idiot or a child would be allowed to utter during the town hall meeting only because of the "everyone is welcome to speak their mind" policy @@meberatubelay4487
Ram Rod is wild lmaooooooooo Larry Legend!
Shades of "The Blue Oyster Club" from the Police Academy movies.... 😏
@@revolutionday1 yooooooo lmaooooo
😂😂😂😂
"hey im open im open"
-Larry Bird while Dennis Rodman is guarding him
After that rodman showed him why they call him the worm
I remember Rodman saying his rookie year Larry would sneak back to the 3 point line and yell “over here rookie” then shoot it 🤣
@@ismjay5143 joke went passed your head. Its ok.
Lol Larry's a godamn legend... above rodman
Brian just confirmed Charles Barkley’s story. This is gold
“Larry was cook’n everybody” I love that line!
"... and talkin' shit and telling 'em about it!
So Bird is hurt and misses the All Star Game 3 pt contest. Craig Hodges wins and they ask him "Do you think you finally would've beat Bird too" and he says "I'm not afraid of Bird. He knows where to find me"
Larry says "Yeah, at the end of the Bulls bench" 😂😂😂
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But to be fair, Hodges was an excellent shooter. He still holds the records for most shots made in a round and also most consecutive shots made. Also tied with Larry for most contest wins with 3 as well as they both won 3 in a row. So he may have beaten Larry that year if he participated.
Thumbs up that Hodges was a shooter, but I highly doubt he's beating Larry.
The craziest larry bird most disrespectful story was the telling portland he feels sorry for them he is gonna play the game left handed and scored 27 points in 3 quarters left handed fuckin disrespectful
What's even more disrespectful is his comment to the press after the game that he was saving his right hand for the Lakers. That's just saying that the 'Blazers were not at that level.
Even jordan did not attempt that in his prime, playing with his non dominant hand just because he was bored and saving his dominant hand for the playoffs or finals...
"Bird decided to shoot left-handed (he is right-handed) most of the game. He finished with 47 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists in 49 minutes in a 120-119 victory in overtime. Ten of his 34 shots were taken with the left." -Sports Illustrated
@EazyPzzy damn that aint as good as i htought lol
And that Larry Bird was basically at the end of his career when Brian Shaw came in 1988. By that time his achilles and lower back were shot but was still good enough to not just talk junk but back it up even at that stage. Amazing
Shaw a goated storyteller, bring him back again soon
Tom Chambers was more than a good player. He was an all-star and was an all-star MVP. Larry was just a cold dude.
He was actually a 4x all-star. The Suns even retired his #. Him and Antawn Jamison are the only former NBA players to have scored over 20K points that are not in the HOF.
And threw down an iconic dunk 🔥🔥
Tom Chambers was very good. I think he's in the hall of Fame? Bird just torched everyone though
I love hearing new Bird and McHale stories!
My fav is when they went to tipoff at the beginning of the game and McHale had jump ball with David West...big black guy, muscular, and Bird looks at Mchale and says go ahead Kevin, tell him what you said about him in the locker room. I still cant stop laughing
This why I dont get the Larry disrespect. The stories they tell of him are damn near unbelievable but true. They all say it. His teammates, his rivals, EVERYONE. One of the goats for sure.
Who disrespects him?
It’s because he’s white
Bigotry
Nobody disrespects Larry. Nobody. Anyone who knows basketball knows he's solid Top 10 all-time.
@@sophisticated_savageyoung folks that consider him un-athletic and slow that didn’t really see him play in big games.
That Jamal Mashburn story on Larry and the Dream Team was gold..
"Hey, young fella. Look like '84, huh?"
I could listen to guys talk about Larry Bird forever, always great stories and guys always have fun telling them!
Larry, Larry, Larry ... Magic was absolutely right, there will NEVER be another Larry "Legend" Bird🐐
One of the best things about seeing Luka and Jokic cook the modern NBA is that it shows that Larry was really that guy and it wasn't dudes letting him do it.
The game was invented by Europeans, you better be getting buckets 😅
@@NatureCabinet
By a Canadian that moved to the US and then invented it.
What's crazy to me is despite how fucking good Luka & Jokic are, and certainly the best representations of a modern day Larry Bird, neither of those guys are as dominant in terms of winning Larry was. Especially when it comes to being clutch in the 4th qtr. I hope as NBA fans we just give Larry Legend his flowers while he's still around that man was nothing but legendary.
@@bornresaabemid 80s Bird is up there wit Mike or anybody else thats ever played. Larry is HIM
@@NatureCabinet You better be getting some history books. 🤣
The Man The Myth The Legend 🐦🏀💯 been a fan for 45 yrs ,aint gonna stop now #LB33
Larry was funny and his trash talking is epic..
Those Larry Bird stories are funny as f***k! 🤣🤣
And this was basically older, not in his prime anymore, riddled by career-ending injuries.. Larry Bird! Going up against Reggie Lewis and Brian Shaw by himself, and losing by only 1 point!! Bird was unreal…
I actually love that Luka is tearing up the league rn because everyone used to say Bird couldn't do his thing against current players lol and Bird was a better shooter
Bird would dump an easy 35 a game, and this is coming from a Lakers fan.
They forget who he was cookin, Larry was cooking every hall of fame legend from DR J to Everyone on The Dream Team Including The GOAT MJ who Larry Swept Twice!!
@@bigstevie1690 Dr J choked Larry because he was killing him and talking shit lol
Not only is he a better shooter, he is taller too! Imagine Luka, 2-3 inches taller AND a better shooter AND passer? Bird would be a damn nightmare today.
@@mccoyrj452facts bird was legit 6’10 and to me bud IQ was the highest of all time.
Larry is the only Celtic to this day that the entire Lakers fanbase respects. Says a lot.
Cedric Maxwell?
They respect Larry because he backed up all his trash talk and then some.
@@Mr.International82 That and the african american community has alot of love for larry as well big man of integrity. Boston as a place is a different story though. Larry overcoming that is a testament to his greatness.
Sixers fans too
Bill Russell ❤❤❤
LOL that's wild about Tom Chambers too. Dude was a good player averaged almost 30 a game for Phoenix back in the late 80s.
He was no joke.
yeah that team should have won more .chambers was legit
Bird bird bird..bird is the word😂😂
“Car Ram Rod” (Officer Farva Super Troopers) 😂
Brian Shaw also was teammates with Dee Brown. The stories he told onstage about Bird were also mind blowing. Said Bird only jumped ONE INCH, and just like Shaw, did not respect Bird being a white dude BUT changed his tune once he got there. Brown said at that injury-plagued Bird did MORE trash talking and backed it up. And what people forget what that Bird was out-thinking everyone. Brown said he couldnt get why younger dudes couldnt out play this old, crippled guy but Bird outsmarted them.
They could make an entire Last Dance like documentary on Larry’s stories and trash talk.
Chambers was an all star during that period too 😂
I grew up in Boston. As soon as he said The Ramrod, I'm like, "Oh no!"
😂😂😂 That story is hilarious
I have two thoughts on this story. First, the Ramrod is the best possible name for a gay leather club. Second, those rookies are the only people in the country who didn't instantly know what kind of club the "Ramrod" is from hearing the name--which is why it's the perfect name.
and I thought I heard all the Bird stories, there's more. This 6-0 lead 2 players vs Larry to start the game is insane.
Bird loves to mess with people!!! .😂😂😂. This is great...I've never heard these stories! Love it!
Man Larry Bird got jokes huh? 😂 trolled Paul George and setting up B Shaw like that lmao
Bird
Icon of the 🏀
Nasty nasty game and put downs
'We came back and won' a 1v2 he's referencing. That's crazy 😂😂😂
Blue Oyster bar 😂😩💀Police Academy
He backed that shit talking up.
That's the think about trash top, long as you can back it up......
Ram rods is crazy 😩🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀
He was basically a better version of Luka and that is not a slight on Luka but Bird was clearly SUPERIOR!
Do your eyes not work do you see what Luke is doing respectfully bird could never
Facts
@@Op-Whatchamacallit my eyes are great 20/20 but Bird at his peak was literally one of the 10 or maybe 5 best basketball players who ever lived. Even without looking at championships.
well thats a dumb take when we haven't even seen luka's prime yet. not to mention bird had a crazy stacked team compared to what luka has got so far. If luka gets 2-3 rings, he will surpass bird on the all time list.
@@Op-Whatchamacallit Bird was a better shooter, better defender, and better passer. Bird made a couple of NBA All defense selections where is Luka’s?
Larry Legend, my no.1 SF ever. I started following the NBA after his rivalry vs Magic.
They went in the RamRod and Dennis Rodman was in there. Lol
Brian is such a great storyteller. I enjoy listening to him.
That’s old Larry Bird too with all them back problems
I like this guy. He tells stories as good as a wrestler. If you've heard wrestler stories than you know this is the highest of praise
These Brian Shaw stories are giving me life. So much insight!
This is when I love the Celtics. I was a huge Reggie Lewis fan man. The day he died that was brutal
Imagine how many championships the Celtics would have if both Len Bias and Reggie Lewis had full careers.
with reggie and len bias they would have won a bunch of rings
the ram rod 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 omg
Larry is a legend, I give him his props.
Bird be like don't put this whiteboy on me ya betta find a brotha 🤣🤣🤣
More amazing stories that confirm LB was a BAD MAN 😄❤🙌 Larry legend
Funny because Chambers and Bobby Jones--Dr J's white teammate who guarded Bird and was 8 time All Defense--were 2 of the most athletic guys in NBA history, yet he'd still use that joke.
I would love to see Larry's reactions to all these funny stories.
😂 Larry's wild!!
Tom Chambers was kinda athletic tho...guess he wasn't athletic enough 😂
word cham was in the slam dunk contest lol
Larry Legend cooked the Rainman. Doesn't get more athletic than that.
@@IENetworkTVhe was just tall
This is great! More Larry Bird Stories please!!!! ❤
"The BIrd, uh, Larry"!
The Ram Rod?! Lmfao.
Some context. Brian Shaw didn't start with the Celts until 88-89 season. Bird was totally done at that point and wasn't even half the player he was in prime years. Bird's back was absolutely shot from an injury a few years back building a driveway at his mom's house and Bird also had terrible bone spurs in both feet. Dude couldn't sit or run. Could only lay on the floor because of the constant pain. In early 80s, Bird won league MVP 3 seasons in a row and led the Celts to 3 NBA world championship titles beating some super stacked talented teams along the way.
And the thing was , Tom Chambers was a really good player and Larry was still disrespected. Hilarious! BTW, look up Chambers dunks on entire Celtics front line. Quite the nasty dunk.
You'd really think bro Larry was some damn myth with the stories these players be telling bout him..bro really HIM 😅
A legend not a myth.
Larry sent them to the blue oyster bar 😂😂😂😂
Greatest all around player EVER, Larry LEGEND Bird
That’s Bird highest form of compliment to black basketball players - being offended when they put a white guy on him
Really needs more of those trash talk Larry story.
Man these are funny stories. 😂
Top NBA career combined stats per game (pts, reb, ast, stl, blk) career fg%,tp%,ft%
1. Jordan 44.7 -50-33-84
2. Lebron 44.4 -51-35-73
3. Bird 43.1 -50-38-89
4. Kareem 42.9 -56-06-72
5. Durant 40.8 -50-38-88
A bunch of guys in the 40’s.
I love to see and hear you guys getting together. The smiles you have are genuine and show you were real competitors, but you respected each other.
I watched a lot of those games and I was disturbed by reports of Bird “trash talking.” It was an unfair characterization because I feared it was racist. But now, 35 years later I get the real story. Bird razzed other players in a playful way. Y’all are great for telling it how it was.
Great stories! Keep it up Pg!!!
I had no idea B Shaw played for the Celtics during the Bird era.. Shaw is an amazing storyteller too!
Tom CHambers was a damn good player
LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE TRUE GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️
The Fucking Legend
The RamRod!!!!😂😂😂😂😂
Great show, Thank you!!!!!!!!
While attending college Larry's team was playing mine and we heard they had a future all American on their team. During warm ups we tried to guess which black player he was. Obviously we were wrong, he beat our league champion team and set an arena scoring record! Peace from Northern Michigan!
Lol gotta love Larry
Hell, one of the first video game I played on the PC was Larry Bird vs Dr J one on one. Dr J had crazy dunks but Larry can’t miss a shot so Bird always wins.
Dr. J. was pretty great! We loved him!
Bird was supernatural though. During his college days - never saw anyone shoot like him!
LB never talked sht about Bobby Jones from the 76ers. He had respect for Jones. But, he always said Michael Cooper gave him fits and played the toughest defense of anybody.
1 on 2 😂😂😂😂 NO NO NO NO NOOOO 😂😂😂😂😂😂
If you study Larry's history, he had great respect for the black dudes because when he was growing up they let him play with them. He did a great job in defusing the situation with Rodman and how Larry would be just another player if he were black. That was a tense thing, and Larry just didn't take the bait. So he talked trash, but he respected his opponents. Man, the league was great back then. Those battles with Celtics, Lakers and Pistons were wars.
Larry: I’m offended a white dude is guarding me.
Also Larry: I want you two black guys to play me 2 on 1, only to beat me by one point. 🤷🏻♂️
Ain’t no one was gonna stop Larry. Color didn’t matter.
I thought this was a Dahlmer documentary when I first saw the thumbnail caption.
Karl Malone and Dennis Rodman used to "bump" all game. -They could both give and take the bumps. -If the Mailman was making that delivery you better get out of the way (280-300lbs).
Great stories
Crazy thing is that Brian caught Larry at end of his prime, already declining if I'm not mistaken. That's crazy! Larry was a bad mf and arguably a top 5 player ever....
Great content
Wow...Reggie Lewis....not forgotten
Ramrod 😂😂
Larry Bird is cold blooded
Ram Rod… holy shit Larry Bird is a legend
I wonder if Dwight Howard has ever been to the Ram Rod.
Passes out flyers for it in booty shorts
I wanna see somebody ask him this through his social media account 🤣🤣
Asking for a 1v2 is crazy 😂😂😂
LoL. Tom Chambers was a good one. 👍 Definitely remember watching him.
LARRY LEGEND#33 .. TOP 10 ALL-TIME GREAT PLAYER .. TOP 5 TRASH TALKER .. AND HE'S THE BEST 3 POINTER SHOOTER IN NBA HISTORY IN MY EYES ..
If Bird didn't hurt his back, imagine all the things he could have done. He really should have hired someone to help his mom with the gravel.
True, but that story is just quintessential Larry. If he had done it any other way, he wouldn't have been the guy he was.
He also broke is middle finger early in his career playing softball. He said he was never the same shooter after that injury.
I think it was more to be funny than it was actually true. He definitely wasn’t mad.
You guys played with a legend, Larry Bird. ❤🏀 King 🤴 Los Angeles Lakers. Wow, the Ram Rod. 🤣💦
1 on 2 is crazy.
Larry sent punk ass rookie Brian Shaw to “The Ramrod”. Hahaha! That shit’s hilarious!!